June 26, 2017 NASA's Juno probe now orbiting gas giant Jupiter NASA’s Juno spacecraft entered Jupiter’s orbit late Monday, ending a journey of almost five years to the solar system’s largest planet.
June 26, 2017 NASA eyes close-up mission to Uranus, Neptune New NASA mission ideas would study the gassy environments of Uranus and Neptune, two planets on the edge of the solar system that spacecraft have visited only once .
June 16, 2017 SpaceX's Mars colony plan: How Elon Musk plans to build a million-person Martian city Elon Musk has put his Mars-colonization vision to paper, and you can read it for free.
June 15, 2017 Puzzling Saturn moon Iapetus shows two-tone face in NASA photo Iapetus, a Saturn moon with jumbled colors, shows its strange surface shapes in a new view from the Cassini mission, which is currently exploring the gas giant.
June 14, 2017 Worm grows second head after being launched into space -- and then it does it again If space travel wasn't hard enough, imagine trying to do it with two heads. A flatworm sent to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket in 2015 as part of a biological study grew a second head after the first one had been partially amputated before launch.
June 13, 2017 Here's why astronauts baking bread in space is a big deal When you think of the perks of becoming an astronaut, there's plenty to list: you get to see the Earth from a perspective that only few have shared, you're privy to new science discoveries before the public hears about them, and you get to be one of the few people who grew up to become something they wanted to be as a kid.
June 2, 2017 NASA to unveil new astronaut class on June 7 after record-high applications After reviewing a record-breaking flurry of applications from hopeful space travelers, NASA is ready to announce the new astronaut class of 2017.
June 2, 2017 If you're hoping humans find evidence of life on Mars, scientists have some very good news Despite all of the breathtaking photos, video, observations, and scientific discoveries that have happened so far on Mars -- thanks to probes, rovers, and the like -- there's one burning question that remains completely unanswered: was there ever life there?
June 1, 2017 Storms delay SpaceX station delivery using recycled capsule Stormy weather thwarted SpaceX's effort Thursday to launch its first recycled cargo ship to the International Space Station.
June 1, 2017 Freeze-dried Space sperm gives rise to healthy baby mice Mouse sperm preserved on the International Space Station for nine months gave rise to healthy pups, a new study reveals.
