The Schmidts' philanthropic research organization will build a 3-meter space telescope and fund three ground-based facilities.

Bigger than Hubble and launching as soon as 2029, the Lazuli Space Observatory would be the first-ever full-scale private ...

You can't see, feel, hear, taste or smell them, but tiny particles from space are constantly raining down on us.

Before a space telescope ever reaches orbit, and long after satellites are up there, NASA has another way to do frontier science: high-altitude scientific balloons. These balloons can loft instruments ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) – Engineering students at South Dakota State University are gaining hands-on experience testing stratospheric balloons with aerospace and defense company Aerostar. The company, ...

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This video explored the story of Spirit, the Mars rover that was expected to last 90 days but ended up surviving six years on the red planet. It showed how NASA used an unconventional airbag landing ...

The UK Space Agency is investing £17m in 17 different space innovation projects as part of its National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP). The NSIP aims to support and accelerate innovation in the ...

Over the past few years, tech leaders have increasingly advocated for space-based AI infrastructure as a way to address the power requirements of data centers. In space, sunshine—which solar panels ...

London-based Acme Space has announced plans to test its unique balloon-rocket hybrid launch vehicle in the new year, ahead of commercial operations beginning in 2027. Its long-term plans see it ...