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TAU Systems is developing laser-plasma accelerators to simulate cosmic rays and accelerate testing of electronics.

"The lightsail will travel faster than any previous spacecraft, with potential to eventually open interstellar distances to ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A joint military task force recently conducted search and rescue training off Florida’s east coast as ...

The brain-computer interface "uses near-infrared spectroscopy as well as electrons to measure the blood flow in your brain, ...

Engineers developed an engine prototype which could reach unprecedented speeds, cutting down interplanetary travel time.

When it comes to life’s most ambitious goals, the journey to achieving them might be as important, if not more so, than the ...

Space exploration would open the door to inhabiting different planets. Space travel provides an insurance policy of sorts. In case the Earth becomes unfit for life, then at least we’ll have a ...

William Shatner's trip aboard Jeff Bezos’ rocket might have been conceived as a publicity stunt, but brushing the edge of the sky left the actor full of wonder. Shatner, 90, talked about space ...