Proxima b, a potentially Earth-like planet just 4 light-years away, has become the first truly compelling target for interstellar exploration. Here's how engineers plan to get a spacecraft there ...

Eventually, we'll launch a mission dedicated solely to studying an interstellar object. When that day comes, which one should we look at first?

Scientists studying the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua have proposed that it may be a fragment from a Pluto-like planet beyond our solar system. Researchers from Arizona State University's School of ...

Someday, in the not-too-distant future, humans may send robotic probes to explore nearby star systems. These robot explorers will likely take the form of lightsails and wafercraft (a la Breakthrough ...

China has for the first time established a college dedicated to interstellar travel and space exploration, marking a major step in the country’s ambitions for its space industry and a shift toward ...