The phrase 'reach for the stars' has just taken on a new meaning. This futuristic spaceship has been designed to take a group of humans on a 250–year journey to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri ...

Project Hyperion, a global competition launched in 2024, challenged engineers, researchers, and architects to develop "plans" for generational spaceships that could be used to carry humanity to other ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder have developed a groundbreaking plasma tunnel to simulate the extreme conditions spacecraft face during reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. This ...

Reading about space exploration used to be one of the most exciting parts of my day. I'd log on to work and look for the latest stories surrounding NASA's ongoing missions. I reported often on what ...

October is Space Month. At Duke University, space research is more than just science — it's a bold journey across disciplines. This is the third in a series of stories featuring innovators, dreamers, ...