Scientists have identified water as one of the most effective materials for blocking radiation. Water is dense and contains ...

The new approach called the Water-based Electric Thrusters (WET) aims to develop a method of converting water into plasma, a ...

NASA has plans to launch the first deep space station for humans to live long-term. Is it a necessary step to Mars?

Electric propulsion is a more efficient alternative to traditional chemical rockets, and it's being increasingly used on space missions, starting off with prototypes on NASA's Deep Space 1 and the ...

Searching for life in alien oceans may be more difficult than scientists previously thought, even when we can sample these extraterrestrial waters directly.

Deep space sounds like birdsong ... observed in space and astrophysical environments.” Space is a unique environment that differs significantly from being on Earth, and it has been reported ...