Google recently unveiled Project Suncatcher, a research "moonshot" aiming to build a data center in space. The tech giant ...

A U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) space robotics team received the Best Paper Award in Orbital Robotics at the 2025 International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo) in Sendai, Japan, on Dec.

The first time you experience weightlessness in space, Tom Marshburn told me, all the noise and pressure of launch suddenly disappear. One moment, the roar of engines shakes every bone in your body; ...

"We have now achieved all the technical requirements for controlling complex robotic missions on Mars — and for a future permanent lunar research station." Two four-legged robots recently explored a ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Taylor Soper on Jul 3, 2025 at 7:00 ...

Even astronauts do grunt work, including routine maintenance and organizing cargo. It’s a waste of precious space time and taxpayer money—it costs about $130,000 an hour to keep astronauts in orbit.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A four-legged robot tested under simulated Martian gravity jumps from wall to wall in a new video ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has experienced a massive attitude adjustment concerning going back to the moon. Recent posts on X suggests that the space billionaire entrepreneur has started to see value in ...