October 21, 2015 NASA’s Orion spacecraft returns safely to Earth, splashes down in the Pacific Ocean NASA’s Orion spacecraft has returned safely to Earth after its historic test flight, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean 275 miles west of Baja California at 11:29 a.m. ET.
October 21, 2015 Robotic rock climbers could aid hunt for Mars life A robot that can scale the faces of steep cliffs might one day help explore Mars and find signs of life.
October 21, 2015 Sesame Street Muppets counting down to NASA Orion launch Can you tell me how to get, how to get to... Mars?
October 21, 2015 Philae lander, like Philae obelisk, is a window to the past Benjamin Altshuler is on the classics faculty at the University of Oxford and is the current Classics Conclave fellow at the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents.
October 21, 2015 Expert: Fears of Russian ‘satellite killer’ overblown A mysterious Russian space object has prompted concern that Moscow may have launched a ‘satellite killer’ to challenge its rivals’ space hardware. Experts, however, say that the satellite’s mission is probably much more mundane.
October 21, 2015 Experts: Virgin Galactic crash will change the face of space tourism The crash of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo during a test flight over the Mojave desert last week will have a profound impact on the space tourism industry, according to space experts, thrusting safety firmly into the spotlight.
October 21, 2015 Partial solar eclipse today: A weather forecast Viewers throughout most of the United States are in position to see a partial solar eclipse Thursday afternoon (Oct.23).
October 21, 2015 Virtual reality could let astronauts 'go to the beach' Spending long periods of time in space can be a psychologically demanding experience, but a new virtual reality system could give NASA astronauts a welcome escape
October 21, 2015 Experts: Cheap Mars mission could prove lucrative for India India’s successful, low-cost Mars mission is a major milestone for the country’s space program, with experts predicting that it could open the door to lucrative space deals with the U.S. and Europe.
October 21, 2015 Hints of mysterious dark matter revealed by cosmic rays A particle detector floating 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth has analyzed 41 billion cosmic-ray particles, and the data have revealed new insights into the mysterious and invisible dark matter that physicists believe makes up 27 percent of the universe
