Missions
Special Skinsuits Could Help Astronauts Avoid Back Pain When Their Spines Expand In Space
The microgravity in space makes astronauts' spines to elongate, causing back pain. A new SkinSuit being developed by the European…
Rosetta Team Finds New, Final Image Hiding in the Data
ESA scientists have found one additional image from the Rosetta spacecraft hiding in the telemetry. This new image was found…
300 Asteroids to be Explored by a Fleet of Nanosatellites
Researchers are proposing a fleet of tiny electric sail powered satellites to explore over 300 separate objects in the asteroid…
Cassini Images Of Enceladus Highlight Possible Cradle For Life
Images of Enceladus highlight its frozen, reflective beauty, and its potential as a cradle for life.
Martian Spacecraft Spies Earth and the Moon
The incredible HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter turned its eyes away from its usual target – Mars’…
Book Excerpt: “Incredible Stories From Space,” Roving Mars With Curiosity, part 1
Following is an excerpt from my new book, "Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our…
Why Space Exploration Represents the Best of Humanity
The current divisiveness that seems to be permeating our culture has many wondering if we can ever overcome the divisions…
Pure Metal Asteroid Has Mysterious Water Deposits
Water has been showing up in all sorts of unexpected places in our Solar System, such as the Moon, Mercury…
MAVEN Takes This Trippy, Nightglowing Photo of Mars in UV
Mars’ atmosphere is about 100 times thinner than Earth's, but there’s still a lot going on in that wispy, carbon…
President Obama Puts US All In For Mars
President Obama has always been a strong supporter of science, and now he has reaffirmed his support for a mission…