May 2, 2016 New NASA images show Pluto’s moon Charon in stunning detail NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has sent incredible images of Pluto’s largest moon Charon back to Earth.
May 2, 2016 Private moon landing set for 2017 The first private moon landing could be just two years away.
May 2, 2016 Send loved ones to the Moon ... in an urn? The dream of space exploration is deeply rooted in many of us. We look up and see the stars and wonder what it would be like to soar into the heavens in a spaceship. Now, a company called Elysium Space is promising to make that happen...as a memorial.
May 2, 2016 A day in space? For Scott Kelly, it's work, TV (but no laundry!) What's it like to live in space?
May 2, 2016 NASA releases incredible closeup images of Saturn’s moon Dione NASA has released a series of stunning images taken during the Cassini spacecraft’s last close flyby of Saturn’s moon Dione.
May 2, 2016 Space Station astronaut takes stunning aurora photo NASA has released a stunning image of an aurora natural light display taken by one-year astronaut Scott Kelly from the International Space Station.
May 2, 2016 India's Mars orbiter captures beautiful 3D images of the red planet The Indian Space Research Organisation has released a series of beautiful images taken by the country's Mangalyaan Mars Orbiter. The images reveal striking details of the Ophir Chasma, a canyon that spans about 186 miles of the planet’s surface.
May 2, 2016 Japan launches vital supplies (and mice) toward International Space Station A robotic Japanese cargo vessel launched toward the International Space Station Wednesday, embarking on a five-day journey to the orbiting lab to deliver tons of supplies and experiment gear, including a rodent crew of 12 mice.
May 2, 2016 Stairway to the stars: Company receives patent for 'space elevator' Like something out of "The Jetsons," Canadian firm Thoth Technology has been granted a U.S. patent for a space elevator. The proposed "freestanding space tower" would reach a little over 12 miles above the Earth, according to an announcement from the company.
May 2, 2016 NASA offers rocket rides for tiny Cubesats NASA aims to get many more tiny cubesats to space in the coming years.
