March 19, 2018 Is astronaut Scott Kelly still an identical twin after his year in space? Yes, says NASA Two years after his historic return from the International Space Station astronaut Scott Kelly’s year on the orbiting space lab continues to be a source of fascination.
March 19, 2018 Deep-Space Radiation may be getting more dangerous for future astronauts Space radiation may be a bigger worry for voyaging astronauts than scientists had thought, at least in the near future, a new study suggests.
March 14, 2018 Scientists discover 15 new planets, including 'super-Earth' that could harbor liquid water Scientists have discovered 15 new planets, including a “super-Earth” that may have liquid water on its surface.
March 14, 2018 Elon Musk posts final photo of Tesla Roadster headed to asteroid belt A Tesla Roadster on top of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launched into space with an astronaut mannequin “Starman” on Wednesday.
March 12, 2018 Elon Musk plans Mars spaceship, warns there's a 'good chance' that early passengers could die Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the Moon, once said, "Mars is there, waiting to be reached." If Elon Musk has his way, he'll be the one to reach it, even if it's likely to be a difficult and dangerous journey that good result in the loss of human life.
March 11, 2018 Chinese satellite filled with corrosive fuel could hit lower Michigan Look out for—falling space debris?
March 7, 2018 Astronaut Scott Kelly: How I went from bad student to space star Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly says that he owes his storied space career to Tom Wolfe’s book “The Right Stuff,” which he read when he was 18.
March 6, 2018 SpaceX launches Spanish communications satellite on landmark 50th Falcon 9 flight SpaceX successfully launched a Spanish communications satellite early today (March 6) on the landmark 50th flight of the company's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket.
March 6, 2018 China's big space lab may fall to Earth this month The European Space Agency (ESA) has issued a new re-entry forecast for China's Tiangong-1 space lab.
February 22, 2018 NASA doubles down on deep space exploration, but uncertain future for International Space Station NASA’s $19.9 billion budget proposal redirects the agency’s focus towards deep space exploration, bringing people to the Moon and eventually to Mars and beyond. It also calls for the termination of federal funding for the International Space Station, choosing instead to privatize it. But, critics argue the budget isn’t enough to fund the agency’s goals.