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The bacteria, Sporosarcina pasteurii, is able to make calcium carbonate that can act as a sealant to fix bricks made from lunar regolith.

For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova's solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will enter orbit with only women aboard. Blue Origin's all-female space flight crew, which includes popstar Katy Perry, ...

In 1986, the Voyager 2 spacecraft made a flyby of Uranus. It gave us the first detailed images of the distant world. What was once only seen as a featureless pale blue orb was revealed to be...well, a mostly featureless ...

A startup taking an alternative approach to space-based solar power has raised $50 million as it works towards a first demonstration mission next year. The post Aetherflux raises $50 million for space-based solar power a...

Ncuti Gatwa is back with a shower of outer space action for Disney+'s sci-fi series

The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest known of the annual showers, peaks this year with only some small interference from a waning crescent moon.

A conference later this month will explore space-interception concepts, with particular interest in boost-phase capabilities. The post Missile Defense Agency opens door to commercial firms for “Golden Dome” project a...

The interactive female astronaut series was created to inspire a new generation of space explorers.

Blue Origin is receiving some backlash ahead of its upcoming all-female spaceflight, with actress Olivia Munn criticizing the venture as "gluttonous."

Mars exploration technology has seen a lot of recent successes. MOXIE successfully made oxygen from the atmosphere, while Ingenuity soared above the red planet 72 times. However, to date, no one has ever achieved one thi...