If you entered a test site operated by Japan’s space agency recently, you would’ve seen a bunch of tiny red robots trundling across a sandy surface. The AI-powered robots were being tested ahead of a ...

In its decades-long quest to mimic life, robotics has never had much trouble duplicating its brute force. Machines have long ...

The Space Force’s uncrewed space plane is set for its next mission. The X-37B, the nine-meter-long spacecraft known for its lengthy trips in orbit, will blast off for its eighth mission on Aug. 21. As ...

In the sphere of space-bound robotics, competition drives innovation to new heights. While Tesla’s Optimus a humanoid robot designed for space exploration has garnered much attention, it has stiff ...

The U.S. Space Force will launch the eighth mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Wednesday, testing next-generation technologies. Space Force is partnering ...

The U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane is set to launch its eighth mission from Kennedy Space Center. The mission, designated USSF-36, will focus on testing laser communications and a new navigation ...

While many of the experiments it will conduct in the coming months are classified, the Space Force has identified space-based laser communications and quantum sensing as two of its focus areas.

American military leaders are speaking more openly than ever about fighting in space — not just defending it. At the annual Space Symposium last month, senior officials conveyed a sharper posture ...