Russia and China can black out military satellites in seconds. A Latvian startup says nuclear-waste generators using 5x less fuel could keep satellites—and lunar bases—running.

With the rapid advancement of industrialization, urbanization, and modernization, human demand for energy has continued to ...

Scientists have watched in fascination as interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, only the third of its kind spotted in the solar system so far, hurtled past several planets and made its closest pass of the Sun ...

For millions of years, a frozen wanderer drifted between the stars before slipping into our solar system as 3I/ATLAS—only the third known interstellar comet ever spotted. When scientists turned NASA’s ...

The third-ever interstellar comet is on its way out of the solar system forever. Astronomers are tracking a visitor called 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object ever observed. The two ...

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HELSINKI — China has published coordinated papers outlining dual missions to the solar system’s edge, suggesting the long-studied project is nearing formal approval. A lead paper on the design and key ...

ALMA can study both distant star systems and our own neighborhood. The left panel shows a ring of debris around a distant star, while the right panel reveals the thermal glow of the dwarf planet Orcus ...

The US and China are racing to build space-based solar power infrastructure that would beam electricity down to Earth 24/7. However, orbital congestion is an increasing problem and could pose a ...

Forward-looking: Beaming solar energy from space could address several drawbacks of today's ground-based solar technology. Organizations around the world are developing ways to deploy orbital solar ...

Space-based solar power represents a transformative shift in renewable energy, capturing sunlight in orbit and transmitting electricity to Earth continuously. Orbiting photovoltaic arrays receive ...