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O n November 16, 1974, the incredible Arecibo radio telescope was used not to receive radio light from the universe but to send out a message to the stars. And 50 years on, the message, the content, ...

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A design studio's plan for a new collectible set seeks to "pin" down the pivotal probes from space exploration history. Chop ...

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Unlike conventional chemical rockets, Sunbird relies on nuclear fusion – a process that replicates the energy production at the core of stars – to propel spacecraft.

A British propulsion company is aiming to harness nuclear fusion and drastically cut travel times to far off places in space.

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VISIONS of leaving Earth and launching humanity further into the cosmos are enough to get anyone starry-eyed. But the ...

This image shows Jupiter's moon Ganymede captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in 1996. Situated more than 600 ...

After years of NASA and private crews returning to Earth near Florida, the company shifted its landing zone to the West Coast ...