Spacecraft
China Is Aiming to Develop Miles-Wide, 'Ultra-Large' Spacecraft
A new five-year plan highlights an 'urgent need' to develop megaprojects in space, such as human habitats and space-based solar power plants.
Scientists Are Studying Using Supernovas as Fuel for Interstellar Travel
“If there are some other technological species that are more advanced than we are, then this could be a viable means of transportation for them."
Meet Vyommitra, the Humanoid Robot India Wants to Send to Space
The Indian Space Research Organisation is set to send a “half humanoid” who can mimic human actions in space to conduct experiments.
The ‘Halo Drive’ Would Shoot Lasers at Black Holes to Explore the Milky Way
“If we can’t build something capable of delivering astronomical levels of energy, perhaps we could instead steal the energy from an astronomical object.”
NASA-Funded Solar Sail Uses Metamaterials to Generate More Power
The Advanced Diffractive MetaFilm Sailcraft could squeeze more energy out of light than traditional reflective sails.
The Dangerous Downside to DARPA’s New Repair Satellite
One country's orbital mechanic could be another’s saboteur.
This Strange Sensor Russia Sent to the ISS Is Baffling US Military Experts
"I think the appropriate reaction is 'mild curiosity' rather than 'worry.'"
The European Space Agency Will Launch Laser-Bots to Study Ripples in Spacetime
After decades of delay and budget constraints, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is a go.
Over Four Million People Livestreamed the Rosetta Orbiter’s Death
The spacecraft's crash into a comet topped the list of Livestream's most-viewed live videos of 2016.
North Korea Really, Really Wants to Put a Flag on the Moon
The infant space program says it will "definitely" land on the moon by 2020.
China’s ‘Jade Rabbit’ Rover Is Dead, and This Time It Probably Won’t Come Back
Farewell, Yutu, you reached for the Moon.