The number of orbital launch attempts worldwide last year surpassed the record 2024 flight rate by 25 percent, with SpaceX ...

Space rockets may soon use nuclear-powered engines based on nuclear thermal propulsion, or NTP technology. While no nuclear engine will fly this year, the field is approaching a major milestone, with ...

Using lunar ice to make rocket fuel could help future lunar settlements sustain themselves and provide a launch pad for ...

Building on the success of Shubhanshu Shukla's maiden journey to the International Space Station (ISS), India is set to take its first steps towards its own human space flight when the uncrewed ...

The time-tested partners India and Russia moved towards more balanced, diversified economic ties in 2025, as both sides ...

Cooling fins are an iconic feature of motorcycle design. These blades made their mark early, with their parallel lines encircling the cylinders of classic bikes from day one. Whether on the striking V ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Every year, companies and space agencies launch ...

New Delhi: Sunday, November 2, 2025, is a special day in the history of Indian space exploration as ISRO will launch its heaviest satellite onboard an Indian rocket. The heavylift LVM3M5 vehicle will ...

In the relentless quest to make journeys to Mars shorter and safer, Russian scientists have recently turned heads with a bold claim: A plasma-based propulsion system could cut the Earth–Mars transit ...

iRocket said its heavyweight proof-of-design IRX-100 reached roughly 3.7 kilometers in altitude, with higher range and performance expected from a lighter, fully fueled version. Credit: iRocket TAMPA, ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At a massive military parade attended by foreign leaders, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled out his nuclear-armed military’s most powerful weapons, including a new ...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversaw a large military parade displaying its new intercontinental ballistic missile in front of visiting international dignitaries, the state media said. Kim Jong Un’s show ...