The space elevator has been called a “stairway to the heavens,” but making one work comes with massive engineering challenges. In this video, I dive into the details - from counterweights to tethers ...

PALM BAY, Fla. — Since the 1960s, the Brazilian peppertree has grown into Florida’s most widespread and invasive plant. According to the USDA Agricultural Research Service, growth now covers over ...

NASA has modified its ISS resupply contract with Sierra Space, which builds the robotic Dream Chaser space plane.

Edgar once designed science experiments for astronauts to perform. Now she'll be the astronaut performing them.

A newly published book focuses on parallel space races involving Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, and America and China.

Biosphere 2 isn’t just the site of a famous human experiment. Today, scientists there work to understand how life emerges in ...

Lincoln's S. Kathleen Lyons is providing a new framework—Earth system engineering—for examining how organisms, including humans, have fundamentally altered ecosystems on a global scale across hundreds ...

Re-entering Earth’s atmosphere is one of the most dangerous phases of any space mission. This video explains how spacecraft ...

Explore U.S. Space Force ranks from specialist to general. Learn about the rank structure, pay grades, insignia, and ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is looking to bring its Starship operations to Brevard County very soon. But launches and landings at the Kennedy Space Center could restrict public access to Playalinda ...

"Alien: Earth" lead prosthetics supervisor Steve Painter breaks down three key prosthetic effects from Season 1.