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May 2, 2016

New Horizons spacecraft still on track for Pluto flyby, despite technical glitch

The New Horizons spacecraft is still on track for its historic July 14 flyby of Pluto despite experiencing a technical glitch on Saturday.

May 2, 2016

Philae's comet may host alien life, scientists say

The icy surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, home to the famous Philae lander, may also host alien life, according to astrobiologists.

May 2, 2016

Tiny glider could cruise through Martian skies

A tiny aircraft could be plying Mars' skies less than a decade from now. NASA researchers are developing a glider, called Preliminary Research Aerodynamic Design to Land on Mars (Prandtl-m), for possible inclusion on a Mars

May 2, 2016

Solar Impulse 2 making good progress, breaks records on epic Pacific journey

Solar Impulse 2 is making good progress in its epic journey across the Pacific, with the plane breaking the record for longest-solar powered flight on Tuesday.

May 2, 2016

SpaceX rocket explosion shouldn't affect commercial crew plans, NASA says

The failure of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket during a cargo launch Sunday shouldn't have a big impact on the company's ability to fly astronauts to orbit and back a few years from now, NASA officials said.

May 2, 2016

Solar Impulse 2 passes ‘point of no return’ in audacious attempt to cross the Pacific

Solar Impulse 2 passed the "point of no return" early Monday, about 16 hours into the solar-powered plane’s audacious attempt to cross the Pacific from Japan.

May 2, 2016

Bizarre cometlike alien planet is first of its kind

A Neptune-size planet appears to be masquerading as a comet, with a gargantuan stream of gas flowing behind it like a comet's tail.

May 2, 2016

The truth is out there: Did NASA Rover find a pyramid on Mars?

Conspiracy theorist website Paranormal Crucible thinks they’ve spotted some signs of life on Mars.

May 2, 2016

New NASA images show the surface of Saturn’s moon Dione

NASA has released stunning new images of Saturn’s moon Dione. The images of the icy moon were taken during a June 16 flyby which took NASA’s Cassini spacecraft to within 321 miles of the moon’s surface.

May 2, 2016

Tunneling cryobot robot may explore icy moons

A robotic "cryobot," designed to tunnel down through thick ice caps and penetrate subterranean seas, is undergoing tests on the Matanuska glacier in Alaska.