A suitcase-sized quantum sensor could soon reveal hidden water, oil, and even underground mountains—all by tracking how atoms ...

This new propulsion system could rewrite the rules of spaceflight—not to mention completely defy conventional physics.

Although not formally banned, astronauts are strictly discouraged from having sex in space due to health, safety concerns.

You're probably wondering how astronauts get comfortable while sleeping. Since there's no gravity in outer space, nobody needs a bed. However, astronauts still need to ensure they don't ...

Dr. Richard Lieu, a physics professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama ...