Microgravity is also an ideal environment for growing the kind of defect-free crystals needed for semiconductors and AI chips. She notes that a single crystal could be produced in space and brought back to Earth to seed more error-free crystals effectively.

The National Air and Space Museum’s Virginia location now displays the objects which represent critical leaps forward in technology and exploration by NASA

China’s Chang’e-7 arrives at spaceport for lunar south pole exploration mission China’s multi-element Chang’e-7 lunar spacecraft has arrived at Wenchang spaceport for launch preparations ahead of a planned liftoff in the second half of 2026.

Americans’ opinion of space exploration is pretty high.

Modern space exploration is driven as much by processors as it is by rockets. And it remains the ultimate test of our collective ingenuity.

NASA now believes there could be hundreds of billions of gallons of water on the moon. According to one theory a collision 4.5 billion years ago between the early Earth and a Mars-sized planet called Theia spun off the Moon and deposited large amounts of water. That is likely have been topped up by water-bearing asteroids and meteors.

A new era of high-speed space exploration may be on the horizon as researchers at the University of Basel have successfully tested a semi-autonomous, four-legged robot capable of

Artemis I lasted 25 days, focused on testing the Space Launch System (SLS), the vehicle moniker, not only for a return flight to the moon but also for missions much farther into space. One legacy of the Apollo adventure is providing a foundation for much more expansive space exploration. This successful test mission was launched on Nov. 16, 2025.

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Zoe Williams in which she argued the space race was pointless