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May 2, 2016

Manned mission to Mars must not ignore human struggles, expert stresses

A successful crewed Mars campaign must recognize, and take pains to ameliorate, the psychological and cultural challenges that Red Planet pioneers will face, a prominent space architect says.

May 2, 2016

Blue Origin makes historic reusable rocket landing in epic test flight

The private spaceflight company Blue Origin just launched itself into the history books by successfully flying and landing a reusable rocket.

May 2, 2016

Gigantic ice cloud spotted on Saturn moon Titan (Photos)

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a massive, never-before-seen icy cloud at the south pole of Saturn's huge moon Titan.

May 2, 2016

'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' will likely be a real (star)killer!

To paraphrase a beloved Jedi, that's no moon — but it's one step closer: the upcoming "Star Wars" movie promises a weaponized enemy base carved from an ice planet.

May 2, 2016

Leonid meteor shower peaks overnight Tuesday: What to expect

The Leonid meteor shower, one of the most celebrated of the year's annual "shooting star" displays, will peak overnight Tuesday night.

May 2, 2016

Earth stole water and more from the young Moon

Earth may have stolen away water that would otherwise have gone to the moon.

May 2, 2016

'Mirror universes' might look and behave like ours, study finds

What's the difference between matter and antimatter? Sometimes nothing, a new study finds

May 2, 2016

Virgin Galactic recruits female test pilot Kelly Latimer

Kelly Latimer, the first female research test pilot ever to join what is now NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, has joined Virgin Galactic as the spaceflight company's newest pilot.

May 2, 2016

Pandemonium! Motion of Pluto's moons perplexes scientists

The orbits of Pluto's four smallest moons are even more chaotic than scientists had expected, according to new results from the New Horizons mission, which made a close flyby of Pluto in July.

May 2, 2016

The active Sun: US unveils plan to deal with space weather

The U.S. government is getting more serious about dealing with the dangers posed by powerful sun storms.