Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Exploring beyond our solar system could have lasting impacts here on Earth, and scientists, creatives and industry ...

A spacecraft that spins to create its own gravity. A closed ecosystem where 1,000 people grow their own food and recycle ...

Researchers have outlined a plan to send humans to a star system beyond the solar system aboard a 58‑kilometre long ...

“There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember.” That observation, attributed to American physicist Richard Feynman, captures a tension many people feel when ...

Engineers are developing a concept for interstellar travel using a swarm of 1,000 ultra-light "laser sails." The mission aims to send these sails to Proxima b, an exoplanet 4.25 light-years away, ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American In an earlier blog post about Christopher ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Exploring beyond our solar system could have lasting impacts here on Earth, and scientists, creatives and industry experts gather at the University of Texas at Austin this week to ...

“There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember.” Richard Feynman’s reflection lingers because it feels personal. The stars look crowded. Common sense whispers ...