Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the future of astronautics and space technologies. That visibility naturally invites a follow-on question: what comes next ...

NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board. Christa McAuliffe, the first educator ...

A British company is developing a space-based “factory” to produce materials for quantum computers, AI data centers and defense infrastructure. Space Forge, located in Cardiff, Wales, has reached a ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS and its unusual gas-to-dust chemistry Crewed and robotic lunar missions advancing sustained exploration Asteroid characterization and deflection studies supporting ...

The Science Museum in London debuts a free Pokémon Space Trail Oct. 2 through Jan. 3, 2027, featuring ESA partnership content.

The primal human experience of gazing into an unblemished cosmos is vanishing, being replaced by a dense, industrial field of 15,000 orbiting satellites with plans for half a million more by 2040. A ...