Space Exploration

Private Cygnus Cargo Carrier departs Space Station Complex

Following a picture perfect blastoff from NASA’s frigid Virginia spaceport and a flawless docking at the International Space Station (ISS)…

11 years ago

Savage Spacesuit: ‘Mythbusters’ Host’s Mercury Costume Looks Real Enough For Space

Who wants Adam Savage's job right now? The cohost of Mythbusters spent the last year working with a San Francisco…

11 years ago

At ‘Star City’, This Is How Astronauts Learn About Soyuz Spacecraft

While the world is having a good time watching Olympic sports in Sochi, about a day's drive north in Russia…

11 years ago

100 Days of MOM – India’s 1st Mars Mission Streaking to Red Planet Rendezvous

India’s maiden Mars explorer, the Mars Orbiter Mission or MOM, celebrated 100 days speeding through space this past week, racing…

11 years ago

Mystery of the Martian ‘Jelly Doughnut’ Rock – Solved

The mystery of the world famous “Jelly Doughnut” rock on Mars has at last been solved by diligent mission scientists…

11 years ago

Low-Flying Moon Probe Spies Craters And Mountains While Seeking Stars

While NASA's newest lunar probe was tracking the stars, it also captured the moon! This series of star tracker images…

11 years ago

How Would Earth Send Messages To A Starship — Or A Distant Civilization?

I have a new exercise routine where I watch Star Trek: The Next Generation most mornings of the week while doing…

11 years ago

Martian Spacecraft Busts A Move To Glimpse Possible Water Flows

Just a few days ago, we posted about possibly salty water flows on Mars. Of note, the NASA press release…

11 years ago

What to Wear? The History and Future of Spacesuits

The issue of “what to wear?” takes on an extra dimension of life and death when it comes to space…

11 years ago

When Doves Fly: Swarm Of Tiny Satellites Shot From Space Station

Astronauts fired up the International Space Station's Yard-a-Pult (actually, we mean the Japanese Kibo arm's satellite launcher) this week to…

11 years ago