July 19, 2018 Jeff Bezos thinks it could cost $200G to blast you into space Amateur explorers could soon be shot into space for just $200,000.
July 17, 2018 Pentagon sees quantum computing as key weapon for war in space WASHINGTON — Top Pentagon official Michael Griffin sat down a few weeks ago with Air Force scientists at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio to discuss the future of quantum computing in the U.S. military. Griffin, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, has listed quantum computers and related applications among the Pentagon's must-do R&D investments.
July 5, 2018 Opportunity Mars rover still silent beneath raging dust storm NASA's Opportunity Mars rover remains silent as a giant dust storm continues to swirl on the Red Planet.
July 5, 2018 How long would it take to cross the Milky Way at light speed? The disk of our home galaxy – the Milky Way – is bigger than we previously thought. A new study shows it would take 200,000 years for a spaceship traveling at the speed of light to go across the entire galaxy.
July 3, 2018 China plans 'megarocket' that could outperform NASA, SpaceX, expert says Private space companies such as SpaceX and Blue Origin have captured several headlines recently as they head for the stars. But as the Trump administration focuses on a "space force" and continuing America's "unparalleled space leadership," China has unveiled plans to build a powerful rocket that would rival anything NASA and private industry have to offer.
July 3, 2018 The Space Station is shifting to commercial crew vehicles. Where does that leave Russia? I spent several days in June traveling with a group of journalists to watch the Expedition 56 crew launch to the International Space Station (ISS). To do so, we had to make our way to Moscow, get picked up by a charter airline, and fly to the remote desert town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
July 3, 2018 IMAGE: Private Japanese rocket crashes to Earth in fiery launch failure A private Japanese rocket crashed to Earth in a fiery explosion on Saturday (June 30) just moments after lifting off from a test site near the town of Taiki on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido.
June 28, 2018 How Buzz Aldrin wants to make Mars habitable Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon, has pushed for humanity to expand its presence in space, making Mars habitable for mankind. But for a planet whose atmosphere is almost entirely made up carbon dioxide, how will humans do something as simple as breathe, much less live?
June 27, 2018 What could go wrong? IBM sending real-life HAL robot to International Space Station CIMON (Crew Interactive Mobile Companion) is the world's first first-flying, autonomous, artificial intelligence-based robot and it's slated to head to the International Space Station (ISS) later this week.
June 27, 2018 Space 'dumpling' rendezvous: Japan's Hayabusa 2 spacecraft arrives at asteroid Ryugu After a journey of almost 2 billion miles, Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft has arrived at asteroid Ryugu.
