May 23, 2016 How the Air Force's 'space fence' will keep American satellites safe The first thing to understand about the space fence is that it’s not actually a fence— it’s radar.
May 23, 2016 India performs successful space shuttle test launch India performed a successful space shuttle test launch late on Sunday, marking the latest milestone for the country’s space program.
May 22, 2016 NASA's Valkyrie robots set the table for human life on Mars Four sister robots built by NASA could be pioneers in the colonization of Mars, part of an advance construction team that sets up a habitat for more fragile human explorers. But first they're finding new homes on Earth and engineers to hone their skills.
May 20, 2016 'Blue moon' rises Saturday — but it won't be blue: A full moon history This weekend, a full moon will rise in the night sky, a so-called "Blue Moon."
May 20, 2016 Hubble takes stunning Mars close-up pic A new image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows Mars in incredible detail as astronomers prepare for a close-up with the red planet.
May 20, 2016 Researchers believe two mega tsunamis wiped out ancient shorelines on Mars Scientists in Arizona revealed in a new report Thursday that two mega tsunamis, nearly 400 feet high, wiped away an ancient Martian shorelines approximately 3.4 billion years ago.
May 20, 2016 SpaceX appears to be on track for Mars by 2018, but has legal hurdles to clear SpaceX is going full steam ahead to prepare for its mission to Mars in two years, but it appears to be getting some help from the U.S. government on legal hurdles that could derail the project.
May 19, 2016 High-tech NASA balloon is on a trip around the globe The space agency launched what it calls a super-pressure balloon from an airport in New Zealand on Tuesday local time.
May 18, 2016 NASA funds interstellar flight system, 7 other wild space tech ideas NASA has funded eight advanced-technology concepts that agency officials believe could help transform space science and exploration.
May 17, 2016 Watch fireball flash across Maine sky In this eerie, short video shot by a dashboard camera in a Portland, Maine police cruiser, a huge fireball drops from the sky, giving officers on duty more than they bargained for while scoping for speeders.