May 7, 2018 SpaceX Dragon capsule returns to Earth from Space Station A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship is returning to Earth today (May 5) with more than 2 tons of NASA gear from the International Space Station.
May 7, 2018 Proof of 'planet nine' may be sewn into medieval tapestries The far reaches of the outer solar system may be home to an icy giant — a hypothetical planet scientists have dubbed "Planet Nine."
May 4, 2018 Commercial space travelers will soon be able to send a tweet from space Solstar is developing a Wi-Fi network that can be used commercially in space. On Sunday they made a big step in the right direction when they sent the first tweet from space that only used commercial infrastructure.
May 4, 2018 InSight Mars mission on deck as NASA makes final preparations for historic California launch NASA is making the final preparations for the historic launch of its InSight Mars lander early Saturday.
May 3, 2018 A nuclear reactor for space missions passes final major ground tests Scientists, engineers and reporters gathered at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland on May 2 for a news conference announcing the latest results of the Kilopower nuclear power plant project: It has finished all of its major ground tests and met or surpassed the development team's expectations.
April 27, 2018 NASA pushes for Moon, deep space with crucial tests With the moon as its immediate goal, NASA is pushing hard on deep space exploration.
April 26, 2018 Beer in space? Cutting-edge project touts unique zero gravity brew Will you be the very lucky first person in history to drink a delicious, ice cold beer in space?
April 26, 2018 Liftoff! Europe's newest 'sentinel' satellite will study Earth's seas, land and air Europe's newest Earth-observation satellite has taken flight.
April 18, 2018 SpaceX successfully launches NASA's TESS exoplanet hunter SpaceX is set to launch NASA's newest exoplanet-hunting spacecraft on Wednesday evening.
April 17, 2018 National Space Council will deliver space-junk plan to Trump, VP Pence says COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The United States is getting serious about space junk, according to Vice President Mike Pence.
