Humanity’s next great expansion is no longer a thought experiment. It is unfolding in real time in orbit, around the Moon and on the path to Mars, as governments and companies quietly build the infrastructure for people to live and work away from Earth.

Building on 2025's successes, 2026 is poised to be a transformative year for the space sector, focusing on operational deployment and reliability

India's Gaganyaan & NASA's Artemis-II missions in 2026 mark a new era in human space exploration. Discover how these ambitious projects are set to redefine our future in space.

The year 2026 holds great promise for humanity, which will be on the cusp of this great transitional year. The driving force behind this juncture in space exploration is a call to explore and observe space in a way that revisits the best traditions of the 20th century and presses forward into the future.

These lunar views were captured by Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost spacecraft. Set to touch down on Sunday, it's one of two landers currently in transit to the moon's surface. :: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Their goal is to deliver science and ...

In 2025, NASA also consolidated its social media accounts to improve clarity, compliance, and strategic alignment. After streamlining the number of active accounts, the agency grew its total following on these accounts by more than eight million, reaching nearly 367 million followers.

Purdue University is a leading institution in space exploration, including human spaceflight, planetary science, astronautical engineering, and more. Establishing interdisciplinary connections between academic research groups and industry partners will ...

Specifically flagged by the UNEP are air pollution from launch emissions, spacecraft emissions in the stratosphere, as well as space debris re-entry and the potential to alter Earth's atmospheric chemistry and dynamics with implications for climate change and depleting stratospheric ozone.

A composite view of the Earth constructed by NASA from multiple satellite images Editor at Large Human evolution is a story writ slow. It’s been about 3.8 billion years since life on Earth emerged and steadily began to spread its reach from the tidal ...