July 27, 2016 Goodbye Philae: Scientists end comms link with comet probe Rest in peace, Philae. Scientists shut down the communications system between the Rosetta spacecraft and the Philae probe on Wednesday.
July 27, 2016 Sally Ride, Mae Jemison among 'women of NASA' proposed as Lego minifigs They have been launched to the space station and journeyed on a probe to Jupiter, have honored moonwalkers and made spaceflight the stuff of child's play.
July 26, 2016 How many suns can a planet have? A strange alien world with three suns in its sky has just
July 25, 2016 Solar Impulse 2 reaches Abu Dhabi, completes fuel-free global journey Solar Impulse 2 flew into the record books Monday when it completed its historic fuel-free global journey around the world.
July 24, 2016 Solar Impulse 2 sets off for Abu Dhabi on the final leg of its epic global journey Solar Impulse 2 began the final leg of its incredible fuel-free round-the-world journey when it took off from Egypt Saturday.
July 23, 2016 Russian balloonist claims new round the world record A cold and exhausted 65-year-old Russian balloonist came back to Earth safely in the Australian Outback on Saturday after claiming a new world record by flying solo around the world nonstop in 11 days, an official said.
July 22, 2016 Rover on Mars now picks its own laser targets If you find yourself on Mars anytime soon, beware: there’s a rover exploring its surface, and it now has the ability to choose its own targets for its onboard laser.
July 21, 2016 Our galaxy has an X-shaped heart, scientists say A NASA space telescope and Twitter are two of the technologies that have enabled astronomers to observe a massive X-shape at the center of our galaxy
July 21, 2016 47 years ago today, Apollo 11 landed on the moon Wednesday marks the 47th anniversary of when NASA astronauts first landed on the moon, a giant leap of an accomplishment that still resonates today,
July 20, 2016 Showing off? SpaceX says it wants to land three rockets at the same time Not content with bringing one rocket safely back to Earth at a time, SpaceX says that with its powerful new Falcon Heavy rocket it'll need to land three at the same time. In preparation, it's now seeking permission to build new landing pads at Cape Canaveral.
