There is an isotope called helium-3 that could cool new quantum computers. It's rare on Earth, but plentiful on the moon. At a market price of $20 million a kilo, it might make economic sense to ...

Voyager Technologies's confidential IPO prospectus has just been made public. Investors still don't know how much the IPO will cost, but we do now know Voyager's annual revenue -- and losses. Voyager ...

Aethero, a defense-focused startup building space-grade computers and autonomous satellite platforms, announced $8.4M in seed funding today. The company’s seed round is led by Kindred Ventures with ...

Redwire had previously targeted its Otter demo for 2027. Credit: Redwire Redwire has received $44 million from DARPA to build the Otter very-low-Earth-orbit (VLEO) spacecraft. VLEO is 90-250 km ...

Space is getting busier as national space agencies and private companies increase the tempo of launches. But today’s approach to space exploration is unsustainable, say researchers, and we need to do ...

Portal Space System's Supernova uses sunlight to power a thermal propulsion system that can allow spacecraft to move rapidly between orbits. Credit: Portal Space Systems PARIS — Portal Space Systems ...

Aerospace company Rocket Lab has produced big returns for long-term investors. Motley Fool co-founder and CEO Tom Gardner and analyst Seth Jason recently talked with Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Every year, companies and space agencies launch ...

Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth’s climate, exploring the Solar System, and probing mysteries of the Universe. This year’s budget expires at the end of ...