Space Exploration
Gallery: NASA Astronauts Spacewalk Boldly Into The Void, Finishing Vital Repairs
What a view! NASA's Reid Wiseman and Butch Wilmore spacewalked successfully yesterday (Oct. 15) for more than 6.5 hours, replacing…
Pluto Planning: Hubble Spots 3 Objects NASA Spacecraft Could Visit Next
Where could New Horizons visit after it flies by Pluto next year? NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is on the case.…
Ice Alert! Mercury’s Deposits Could Tell Us More About How Water Came To Earth
New pictures of water ice at Mercury's north pole -- the first such optical images ever -- could help scientists…
Mars One Dustup: Founder Says Mission Won’t Fail As MIT Study Predicts
How possible is it to land humans on Mars? And can Mars One, the organization proposing to start with sending…
Creepy Comet Looms In The Background Of Newest Philae Spacecraft Selfie
So this spacecraft -- taking this picture -- is going to land on the surface of THAT comet. Doesn't this…
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NASA Inaugurates New Space Station Era as Earth Science Observation Platform with RapidScat Instrument
NASA inaugurated a new era of research for the International Space Station (ISS) as an Earth observation platform following the…
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NASA Invites Public to Send Your Name to Mars – Starting on Orion’s First Flight
Here’s your chance to participate in NASA’s ‘Journey to Mars’ and the first flight of the new Orion spacecraft that…
Magical Images From Two Prolific Astronaut Tweeters Doing Their First Spacewalk
What happens when you send two prolific social media astronauts out on a spacewalk? The best photos ever. Reid Wiseman…
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Launch Abort System Installed on NASA’s Pathfinding Orion capsule for First Flight in 2 Months
The emergency launch abort system (LAS) has been installed on NASA’s pathfinding Orion crew capsule to prepare for its first…
Glorious Global 3-D Mars from ISRO’s MOM and ESA’s Rosetta
Here’s another breathtakingly glorious view from India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) - her first global 3-D portrait of her new…