The rise of private companies such as SpaceX and Blue Origin reduces costs and accelerates innovation. The US wants to use this advantage for itself.

Influenced by Elon Musk, the US president is set to execute the plan outlined by Obama in 2010 and canceled by himself in 2017. Experts see it as "impossible" for the US flag to wave on Mars during ...

William McKinley, the 25th president, loved tariffs and expanded American territory. What more do you need to know?

The computer interface of NASA's 1960s Apollo spacecraft is meticulously replicated in miniature in the DSKY Moonwatch, a ...

Editorial page editor Jim Dao sits down with Globe Opinion columnist Joan Vennochi and Globe political reporter James Pindell ...

China's ambitious space program, featuring Shenzhou XX, Shenzhou XXI, Tianzhou 9, lunar exploration, Mars missions, and ...

While the 62-foot-tall (19 meters), four-stage Ceres-1 can send 880 pounds (400 kilograms) to low Earth orbit (LEO), the ...

Thirteen of the cubs are from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, while the other 12 are from the ...

If once of your buddies needs to poop or pee, you are more likely to need to go as well, scientists say, confirming that is is not only yawning that is contagious. Their study of chimps showed ...

House G.O.P. Floats Medicaid Cuts and More to Finance Trump’s Huge Agenda President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay ...

Pessimism about the European economy has been growing amid the threat of tariffs under Trump - with ECB chief Christine ...