Mars

Scott Kelly Arrives Back On Earth and the USA from Year in Space! Enjoys Dip in His Pool

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA’s first ever ‘Year in Space’ astronaut Scott Kelly was in good shape and smiling…

9 years ago

An Ancient Volcanic Cataclysm Spun Mars Off Its Poles

Ancient volcanic activity on a massive scale helped make Mars what it is today.

9 years ago

NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly Returns from a Historic Year in Space on Station

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly and his Russian cohort Mikhail Kornienko successful returned to Earth late…

9 years ago

ExoMars 2016 Orbiter and Lander Mated for March Launch

Earth’s lone mission to the Red Planet this year has now been assembled into launch configuration and all preparations are…

9 years ago

Space Farmer Scott Kelly Harvests First ‘Space Zinnias’ Grown Aboard Space Station

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Nearing the final days of his history making one-year-long sojourn in orbit, space farming NASA…

9 years ago

Obama Administration Proposes Smaller 2017 NASA Budget of $19 Billion with Big Exploration Cuts

The Obama Administration has announced its new Federal budget and is proposing to cut NASA’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget to…

9 years ago

Retro Travel Posters Show Us The Future

These beautiful, retro-style posters from NASA recall the glory days of space tourism. That haven't happened yet.

9 years ago

Musk Says Hyperloop Could Work On Mars… Maybe Even Better!

During the awards ceremony for the Hyperloop Pod Competition, Elon Musk commented on the possibility of Hyperloop on Mars

9 years ago

NASA Unveils Orion Pressure Vessel at KSC Launching on EM-1 Moon Mission in 2018

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA officials proudly unveiled the pressure vessel for the agency’s new Orion capsule destined to…

9 years ago

Peculiar ‘Cauliflower Rocks’ May Hold Clues To Ancient Mars Life

An Arizona State University research team hypothesizes that strange "cauliflower-shaped" rocks discovered by the Spirit Rover in 2008 may have…

9 years ago