Space Exploration
New Details About Space Shuttle Successor
A Northrop Grumman/Boeing team has unveiled new details about the successor to the space shuttle: the Crew Exploration Vehicle. This…
Report from Toronto’s Lunar Conference
That which was old is new again. The Moon, once thought a 'fait accompli', is now firmly back in the…
Solar Storms Can Shift Dangerous Areas in Space
Down here on Earth we're protected by our planet's magnetic field from harmful radiation, but out in space, it gets…
Spaceships Made from Plastic?
Wait, don't throw that garbage bag away. It might come in handy if you wanted to build a spaceship. At…
Cosmonaut Will Break the Record for Spaceflight
Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev is about to break the record for human spaceflight on Tuesday. Currently on board the International Space…
Static Electricity… in Space
When human explorers reach the Moon or Mars, they're going to have to watch out for something we've all experienced…
Build Big by Thinking Small
NASA is helping researchers build machines and materials at the smallest scales - known as nanotechnology - to enable future…
Artificial Meat Could Be Grown on a Large Scale
Scientists at the University of Maryland think that large quantities of artificial meat could be produced to supply the world…
Positron Drive: Fill ‘er Up For Pluto
This year NASA's Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) has selected a dozen new-fangled ideas that could lead to revolutionary changes…
Electric Shield for Astronauts on the Moon
Now that NASA has committed itself to returning humans to the Moon, they're looking to overcome one of the major…