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May 26, 2017

NASA takes aim at asteroid valuable enough to crash world economy

NASA has set the date for a trip to an asteroid that could be worth “quadrillions” of dollars.

May 25, 2017

DARPA is having Boeing build its amazing, experimental spaceplane

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Boeing a contract to build its spaceplane in an effort to make launching space satellites cheaper and easier.

May 24, 2017

Alien life may already exist in our galaxy

Saturn’s moon Enceladus, Jupiter’s moon Europa, Pluto and its moon Charon, as well as the dwarf planet Ceres are potential homes for extra-terrestrials, scientists at University of Texas at San Antonio and the Southwest Research Institute claim.

May 23, 2017

Who's in charge of outer space?

In space, no one can hear you scheme. But here on Earth, plans to go where few have gone before are getting louder by the minute.

May 23, 2017

Mysterious military spacecraft lands in Florida causing sonic boom

U.S. military officials say an unmanned spacecraft orbiting Earth since May 2015 has landed in Florida.

May 23, 2017

The International Space Station has sprung a leak

The International Space Station is old.

May 23, 2017

Buzz Aldrin told NASA to retire the ISS

Instead of ISS, Aldrin wants a base on the Moon and "cyclers" transporting cargo and people that can be scaled up for Mars journeys.

May 23, 2017

NASA's Cassini probe finds 'big empty' on daring Saturn ring dive

NASA'S Cassini spacecraft made the first-ever dive between Saturn and its rings last week. What the probe found stunned scientists.

April 30, 2017

SpaceX forced to scrub Falcon 9 rocket launch

SpaceX was forced to cancel the planned launch Sunday of a Falcon 9 rocket due to a sensor issue.

April 28, 2017

'Dragonfly' drone could explore Saturn moon Titan

A relocatable lander could explore the hazy skies of Saturn's intriguing moon Titan , according a new mission proposal.