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December 15, 2017

Interstellar visitor stays silent: No signs of life yet on 'Oumuamua

The first interstellar asteroid ever discovered in our solar system remains silent, at least for now.

December 14, 2017

Humanity's expansion into deep space is inevitable, industry experts say

There will be a market for humanity's expansion beyond Earth orbit, industry experts said — but none of them can predict what form that market will take.

December 13, 2017

Trump's Moon directive earns praise from NASA, others

President Donald Trumped signed a new space policy directive Monday (Dec. 11) ordering NASA to work toward sending humans to the moon and, eventually, Mars.

December 13, 2017

Blue Origin launches 1st New Shepard spaceship test flight in over a year

Blue Origin's reusable New Shepard suborbital vehicle took to the skies today (Dec. 12) for the first time in more than a year, according to media reports and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

December 12, 2017

Trump wants to see NASA boots on the Moon

President Donald Trump wants to see U.S. astronauts return to the Moon as a foundation for future Mars missions.

December 12, 2017

Astronauts' faith: Tiny Apollo 13 Bible up for auction

A tiny King James Bible that went to space on the famous Apollo 13 mission is up for auction this week.

December 8, 2017

Elon Musk dares the CEO of Boeing to race SpaceX to Mars

SpaceX founder Elon Musk challenged Boeing's CEO to be first to get a human to Mars. Now that is a competition with some serious stakes! Here's how the crazy Twitter drama went down.

December 1, 2017

'Equator trap' may complicate search for alien life

Spotting signs of life in an alien planet's atmosphere may be tougher than scientists had thought.

November 30, 2017

Interplanetary-internet test sends Antarctic selfie to Space Station

A selfie sent from Antarctica to the International Space Station demonstrated an extra-robust communication network that promises to make an interplanetary internet more reliable.

November 24, 2017

Watch NASA test the supersonic parachute for the 2020 Mars mission

In preparation for the next trip to the Red Planet, NASA tested a supersonic parachute that will be used during entry into the Martian atmosphere by deploying it from a rocket at nearly twice the speed of sound.