Space Exploration Technologies

Successful Engine Test Enables SpaceX Falcon 9 Soar to Space Station in Jan. 2015

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - To ensure the highest possibility of success for the launch of a critical resupply mission…

10 years ago

Universe Today’s Top 10 Space Stories of 2014

It seems a lot of the space stories of this year involve spacecraft making journeys: bouncing across a comet, or…

10 years ago

Walk Beside China’s Moon Rover In Best Chang’e-3 Mission Pictures Ever

It's been just over a year since China wowed the world with the first soft Moon landing in almost 40…

10 years ago

Gallery: Diving For Spacewalks Is Way Tougher Than You Think

If you've spent any length of time underwater, you appreciate just how much drag it creates on your limbs --…

10 years ago

Exploring Venus By Airship: Cool Concept, But Certainly Not New

Venus presents a special challenge to space explorers. Yes, there is a surface, but hellish temperatures and atmospheric pressure on…

10 years ago

Look Out Below! Rosetta Will Give Its Comet A Close Buzz In February

Remember how breathless we felt when the Philae lander actually made it to the surface of its target comet a…

10 years ago

Star Trekking: We Humans Can Beam Tools Into Space Without A Transporter

In the 1960s, we thought the best way of sending stuff between Earth and space was through a transporter. These…

10 years ago

Curiosity Mars Rover Stars In Discovery Television Documentary Tonight

For those following all the habitability results from the Curiosity rover lately, here's a special treat -- the Discovery Channel…

10 years ago