May 2, 2016 Sweet! Deep-space sugars may reveal clues about origins of life Sugars may form in the types of ice found in deep space — a finding that could help to explain how comets and meteorites could have seeded the primordial Earth with key ingredients for life, researchers say.
May 2, 2016 Big asteroid to zoom by Earth on Jan. 26 A large asteroid about a third of a mile wide will zoom safely by Earth this month, and mark the planet's closest encounter with a space rock of its size until 2027.
May 2, 2016 NASA investigates building a cloud city on Venus Just like out of a “Star Wars” movie, NASA is investigating the possibility of building a blimp-suspended city in the clouds high above Venus' searing-hot surface.
May 2, 2016 Has Europe's long-lost Beagle 2 Mars lander been found? The U.K. Space Agency is holding a news conference Friday (Jan. 16) about Europe's Beagle 2 Mars lander, prompting speculation that the probe has finally been found more than 11 years after dropping off scientists' radar during its journey to the Red Planet.
May 2, 2016 6 evacuate US part of space station; NASA says all are safe Astronauts hurriedly evacuated the U.S. section of the International Space Station and moved to its Russian module after a coolant problem emerged Wednesday, but Russian and U.S. officials insisted all six crew were not in any danger.
May 2, 2016 Milky Way's monster black hole unleashes record-breaking X-ray flare The giant black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy recently spit out the largest X-ray flare ever seen in that region, astronomers say.
May 2, 2016 SpaceX deserves praise for audacious rocket landing attempt, say experts SpaceX may have narrowly failed in its audacious attempt to land a booster rocker on an ocean barge, although experts say the space company deserves praise for coming so close to achieving its goal.
May 2, 2016 Is moon mining economically feasible? The moon may offer pay dirt with a rewarding mother lode of resources, a celestial gift that is literally up for grabs.
May 2, 2016 Telescope captures stunning images of alien planets and young star The world's most sensitive exoplanet imager has returned some amazing photos, as well as surprising results, just a year after opening its eyes.
May 2, 2016 Do Mars rover photos show potential signs of ancient life? A careful study of images taken by the NASA rover Curiosity has revealed intriguing similarities between ancient sedimentary rocks on Mars and structures shaped by microbes on Earth.
