Space Exploration
Beam Me Up, Mars! Uwingu Will Send 90,000 Radio Messages There Today
Maybe you can't climb on a rocketship to Mars, at least yet, but at the least you can get your…
Rocket Remains? Video Shows ‘Pieces Of Whatever’ Flaming High Above Belgrade
Just before dawn on Wednesday (Nov. 26), a pilot in Belgrade caught this stunning video of a "huge number of…
‘Meteoric Smoke’: Comet Siding Spring Could Alter Mars Chemistry Permanently
Feeling lucky? Events such as the Comet Siding Spring approach by Mars in October only happen about once every eight…
Venus Express Spacecraft, Low On Fuel, Does Delicate Dance Above Doom Below
It's been an interesting year for Venus Express. A few months ago, controllers deliberately dipped the spacecraft into the atmosphere…
How Do Astronauts Celebrate Thanksgiving On The Space Station?
As Americans get ready for turkey feasts and other Thanksgiving goodies today, let's take a few moments to think about…
Jet! Rosetta’s Comet Is Feeling The Heat As Gas and Dust Erupts From Surface
Get a load of those streaks! Rosetta's comet is picking up in activity as it moves ever closer to the…
Here’s The First 3-D Part Printed In Space. Where Will That Take Us Next?
Here's the 22nd-century version of breaking the surly bonds of Earth: NASA and private company Made In Space have just…
Rosetta Comet Sounds Make ‘Across The Universe’ Song Oh So Spooky
It's not quite across the universe from us, but Rosetta's comet is a fair distance away -- outside the orbit…
Opportunity Mars Rover Pushes Past 41 Kilometers Of Driving On Red Planet
Opportunity is the rover that keeps on going and going. It recently broke an extraterrestrial driving record after 10 years…
NASA Wants To Launch Tiny Moon Satellites On Its Next-Generation Rocket
As the space community counts down the days to the long-awaited Dec. 4 uncrewed launch of the Orion spacecraft --…