Air And Space - Page 653

October 21, 2015

Once in million years: Comet buzzing Mars on Sunday, robotic explorers have best seats

The heavens are hosting an event this weekend that occurs once in a million years or so.

October 21, 2015

Futuristic skintight spacesuits may shrink-wrap astronauts

The spacesuits of the future might be totally alien-looking.

October 21, 2015

NASA says Maven spacecraft enters orbit around Mars

NASA's Maven spacecraft has entered orbit around Mars, completing a journey that lasted nearly a year and covered 442 million miles. 

October 21, 2015

Astronauts getting 3-D printer at International Space Station

NASA is sending a 3-D printer to the International Space Station in hopes that astronauts will be able to one day fix their spacecraft by cranking out spare parts on the spot.

October 21, 2015

US military's meteor explosion data can help scientists protect earth

The U.S. Air Force and NASA have ironed out problems that prevented scientists from obtaining a steady stream of military tracking data on meteor explosions within Earth's atmosphere.

October 21, 2015

'Global selfie' project will beam earthling message to space

A new project aims to send a special message from Earth a type of global "selfie" into space, by uploading it to a spacecraft traveling through the cosmos on its way to Pluto.

October 21, 2015

Hidden Napa earthquake faults found by NASA radar

The Aug. 24 Napa earthquake woke several small, previously unrecognized Napa Valley faults, according to the first results from a high-flying NASA radar instrument.

October 21, 2015

Newfound asteroid will give Earth super-close shave on Sunday

Earth is about to have a close encounter with a house-sized asteroid on Sunday Sept.7.

October 21, 2015

US Air Force's secretive X-37B space plane passes 600 days in orbit

The U.S. Air Force's mysterious unmanned space plane has winged beyond 600 days in orbit on a classified military mission that seems to have no end.

October 21, 2015

Need a tow … in space? Company looks to get satellites back on course

Is space about to get its own tow-truck service?