Space Exploration
First Antares Liftoff in 2 Years Targeted for Dazzling Nighttime Leap from Virginia on Oct. 13
The first Antares rocket liftoff in nearly two years is now being targeted for Oct. 13 on what is sure…
NASA’s First SLS Mars Rocket Fuel Tank Completes Welding
The first of the massive fuel tanks that will fly on the maiden launch of NASA’s SLS mega rocket in…
Schiaparelli & The Problematic History Of Martian Landings
The Schiaparelli lander will attempt it's landing on Mars in 15 days. Will it succeed, or join the long list…
NASA’s Outbound OSIRIS-Rex Asteroid Sampler Snaps ‘First-Light’ Images
NASA’s newest planetary probe, the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sampling spacecraft, is merrily snapping its ‘First-Light’ images following the successful power up…
The Questions After Musk’s Mars Speech Were Bizarre & Cringeworthy
Some of the questions Elon Musk fielded at his recent presentation were truly embarrassing. But he handled it well.
Apollo 11 Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin Talks to Universe Today about ‘Destination Mars’
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL - Sending humans on a ‘Journey to Mars’ and developing strategies and hardware to…
Ready Or Not, Musk Is Dragging Us Into Interplanetary Species Status
Today, Elon Musk elaborated on his plans to make humanity a planet-faring species. We've known for a long time that…
Drilling at Unfathomable Alien Landscapes – All in a Sols (Day’s) Work for Curiosity
Our beyond magnificent Curiosity rover has just finished her latest Red Planet drilling campaign - at the rock target called…
Big Breach In 2nd Stage Helium System Likely Triggered Catastrophic Falcon 9 Explosion: SpaceX
Investigators have determined that a “large breach” in the second stage helium system likely triggered the catastrophic Falcon 9 launch…
NASA Targets ‘Return to Flight’ of Upgraded Antares for mid-October for Station Resupply
NASA is targeting mid-October for the ‘Return to Flight’ launch of the upgraded Orbital ATK Antares rocket on a cargo…