December 21, 2018 Walt Disney deserves credit for our progress on the Moon and Mars – not just Mickey Mouse If the creator of Mickey Mouse had never been born, we might not have landed men on the Moon or sent robots to Mars. As a boy, Walt Disney was fascinated with the futuristic tales of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. As an adult, his passion for the future intensified.
December 20, 2018 Tomb raiders 'spotted' from space as satellite data reveals looting of ancient sites Scientists are using high-resolution satellite imagery to identify places where looters have been ransacking ancient tombs.
December 20, 2018 NASA's InSight Mars Lander 'listens' for marsquakes on the Red Planet NASA's InSight Mars Lander has deployed its first instrument, a seismometer, on the surface of the Red Planet.
December 20, 2018 Soyuz crew returns to Earth after a memorable 6 months in space Three space station crewmembers returned to Earth today (Dec.
December 19, 2018 Astronaut describes watching the Moon landing with President Nixon in the White House On July 20, 1969, NASA astronaut Frank Borman watched with President Nixon in the White House as his colleague Neil Armstrong took his historic first steps on the Moon.
December 18, 2018 Trump signs memo directing Pentagon to establish Space Command President Trump on Tuesday signed a memorandum that officially established the United States’ interstellar armed forces. The news was announced by Vice President Mike Pence during a speech Tuesday morning at the SpaceX Rocket Launch event in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
December 17, 2018 NASA proposes nuclear ‘tunnelbot’ to search for alien life Europa may be the most likely place to host alien life. Beneath its surface is a salty ocean, warmed by the play of gravity on the moon’s metal core. But how do you peer through sheet ice?
December 15, 2018 Mars 'terror,' future Moon missions and an epic journey to the Sun: 2018’s year in space 2018 has been a busy year for space exploration. Here are some of the highlights.
December 13, 2018 Elf on the shelf is living on the International Space Station If you're a parent with young kids, you've probably struggled where to put The Elf on a Shelf and may eventually run out of places. Here's an idea – how about putting it in space?
December 13, 2018 Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo tourism rocket reaches space for the first time Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo tourism rocket reached space for the first time during a major test flight on Thursday.
