Space Exploration

Robots Exploring Alien Volcanoes? NASA Lab Hopes To Get There One Day

We've seen volcanoes or geysers erupting on the moons of Io and Enceladus. Volcanic remnants remain on Mars and the…

10 years ago

Gallery: Spacesuits Are Amazing Human-Protection Machines

Did you know it's been nearly 50 years since the first spacewalk? On March 18, 1965, Russian Alexei Leonov ventured…

10 years ago

Last Chance to Get Your 2015 Year In Space Calendars!

Still looking for the perfect calendar for this year? Believe it or not, 2015 is now 1.6% over, so don't…

10 years ago

By Boots or Bots? How Shall We Explore?

With robotic spacecraft, we have explored, discovered and expanded our understanding of the Solar System and the Universe at large.…

10 years ago

Amazing Imagery Captures Plummeting Chinese Rocket Seen by Villagers

Amazing images of falling rocket debris from a spent Chinese booster were captured in the final moments of its plummet…

10 years ago

Dream Chaser Spacecraft Maker Loses NASA Crew Contract Protest

Update, 4 p.m. EST: Sierra Nevada's statement, which was posted after the story was first published, is now mentioned below.…

10 years ago

NASA Robot Runs Into Snag After It’s Unpacked On Space Station

We're all a little scared (in the impressed-with-technology sense!) of Robonaut, that robot on the International Space Station that is…

10 years ago