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By Steve Gorman(Reuters) - A college science professor and an aerospace data analyst were named on Tuesday to round out a four-member crew for a SpaceX launch into orbit planned later this year billed as the first all-civilian spaceflight in history.The two latest citizen astronauts were introduced at a news briefin...

Marine life has been discovered under 900 metres of Antarctic ice shelf, much to the surprise of scientists.Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) found animals - including sea sponges and several potentially undiscovered species - living in complete darkness and temperatures of -2.2 °C.Very few creatur...

President Trump issued an Executive Order on January 12 that aims to promote small, modular nuclear reactors for defense and space exploration applications. According to a press statement issued by the White House, the order will “further revitalize the United States nuclear energy sector, reinvigorate America’s spa...