Space Exploration
SpaceX Crew Dragon Conducts Propulsive Hover and Parachute Drop Tests; Videos
On the road to restoring US Human spaceflight from US soil, SpaceX conducted a pair of key tests involving a…
Opportunity Robustly in Action on 12th Anniversary of Red Planet Touchdown
NASA’s world famous Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity continues blazing a daily trail of unprecedented science first’s, still swinging her robotic…
How Long Would It Take To Travel To The Nearest Star?
Between existing and theoretical technology, it would take a very long time to get to Proxima Centauri, the nearest star.…
NASA Completes Welding on Lunar Orion EM-1 Pressure Vessel Launching in 2018
In a major step towards flight, engineers at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have finished welding together the…
First Space Zinnia Blooms and Catches Sun’s Rays on Space Station
The first Zinnia flower to bloom in space is dramatically catching the sun’s rays like we have never seen before…
Watch SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Almost Stick Droneship Landing, then Tip and Explode; Video
SpaceX came much closer to sticking the landing of their Falcon 9 rocket on a tiny droneship at sea than…
SpaceX Test Fires Recovered Falcon 9 Booster in Major Step To Reusable Rockets
In a major advance towards the dream of rocket reusability, SpaceX successfully test fired the first stage engines of the…
Dream Chaser Spaceplane Gets ‘GO’ as NASA Awards Trio of Space Station Cargo Contracts
A shuttle will soar again from American soil before this decade is out, following NASA’s announcement today (Jan 14) that…
Dawn Unveils New Bright Features on Ceres in Striking Close-Ups
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has unveiled a new patch of intriguing bright features in the most recent series of striking close-up…
Space Zinnias Rebound from Space Blight on Space Station
Zinnia experimental plants growing aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have staged a dramatic New Year’s comeback from a potential…