A Minotaur IV rocket lifted off from the Golden State's Vandenberg Space Force Base today (April 16) at 3:33 p.m. EDT (1633 ...

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ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst takes a selfie during an EVA outside the International Space Station in 2014. New research shows that when astronauts spend extended periods of time in space ...

Once the exclusive domain of a handful of national space agencies, space exploration is undergoing a rapid democratization. This is moving in two directions simultaneously: many countries that ...

On 4 October 1957 the USSR launched Sputnik - the first man-made object in space. As the Sputnik satellite ... A new era of human exploration and achievement had dawned. Sputnik was followed ...

Uncover the mysteries of the cosmos with the latest news on celestial events and space exploration. Learn about our universe through our coverage of new space missions, space technology ...

Space exploration can be a risky business. Space is a vacuum and humans cannot exist in a vacuum. This means that we have to create crafts and suits which provide an environment where humans can ...

According to experts, we are currently living in a golden age of space exploration, encompassing both human and robotic travel. Due to an increase in advanced space technology and the lively ...

Explore these orbiting pioneers and learn what they've discovered. 3 min read The Hubble Space Telescope was designed to free astronomers of a limitation that has plagued them since the days of ...

Find out about the journal aims and scope. npj Space Exploration is a fully open access journal. More on Creative Commons Attribution licenses and the benefits of publishing open access can be ...