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Satellites are a vital part of our infrastructure, helping us to use GPS, access the internet and support studies of the Earth. There were 2,666 operational satellites in April 2020.
Flying cars could create new, flexible and safe ways to move people and cargo. Here's what cities need to do to ensure they shape the disruption to come.
The space agency has opened applications for new recruits. Could you be the next man – or first woman – on the moon?
Could this electric plane, unveiled at this year’s Paris Air Show, help cut costs and reduce aviation’s environmental impact?
One Reddit user mapped all the stars and celestial bodies that could be seen by the naked eye on Near Year’s Day 2000.
To mark the 50th anniversary of the first time a human set foot on the moon, NASA has published some new pictures of the Apollo 11 mission.
A team in Milan is designing ways to help satellites 'surf' into and out of orbit, saving fuel and avoiding damaging and costly collisions
According to a new study, flying cars could eventually be greener than even electric road cars, but gaps in technology and practical uncertainties mean that they may not arrive in time to...
With a wingspan the length of an American Football field, the plane, named Roc, took to the skies for the first time.
Almost half a century after the last moon landing, NASA is funding commercial lunar missions to uncover more of the moon's secrets.
NASA sent 21 teams to Senegal to collect data in preparation for the flyby of an asteroid called Ultima Thule on January 2019.
As aircraft technology improves, airlines are racing to provide ultra-long-haul services. Here’s a look at how record-breaking flights are becoming possible, and what travelling on one mi...
Artificial intelligence could help us navigate other planets.
Since 1958, the space agency has been making history as it pushes the boundaries of what humans can achieve.
NASA's new Parker Solar Probe is scheduled to take off for the Sun this weekend.