October 20, 2015 Water found in atmosphere of nearby alien planet Water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere of one of the first alien planets ever identified by astronomers.
October 20, 2015 Russian reconnaissance satellite to hit Earth Sunday Fragments of a defunct Russian reconnaissance satellite have reportedly burned up in the atmosphere.
October 20, 2015 Penn State students are building a moon lander for Google's Lunar X Prize In their free time, most college students join the football squad or debate club (or waste their time at the tap room). Eighty Penn State students are busy building a moon lander as well.
October 20, 2015 Former astronaut Chris Hadfield predicts humans will establish moon colony within 30-40 years Recently retired astronaut Chris Hadfield has predicted that humans will establish a fully functional moon colony within the next 30 to 40 years, and could establish a similar base on Mars within the next 70 years.
October 20, 2015 Details of 1st private manned Mars mission revealed A nonprofit space exploration group revealed exactly how it plans to launch two married astronauts on an ambitious manned flyby mission to the Red Planet by early 2018, a scenario that would involve NASA and federal funding along with a healthy dose of the pioneering spirit.
October 20, 2015 NASA photograph shows Comet ISON as it streaks toward sun The potentially spectacular Comet ISON streaks through the constellation Leo in a stunning new NASA photo taken just a month before the icy object's highly anticipated close encounter with the sun.
October 20, 2015 At least 8.8 billion Earth-size, just-right planets found, study says Astronomers using NASA data have calculated for the first time that in our galaxy alone, there are at least 8.8 billion stars with Earth-size planets in the habitable temperature zone.
October 20, 2015 NASA shoots lasers at the moon, sets new communication speed record NASA used laser beams to transfer data over the 239,000 miles to and from the moon at a record breaking 622 megabits per second.
October 20, 2015 Amateur snaps spectacular photo of Saturn's rings An amazing new view of Saturn, created by amateur image processer Gordan Ugarkovic, shows the planet and its rings in all their glory.
October 20, 2015 Iran reportedly to send another monkey into space An Iranian newspaper is reporting that the Islamic Republic plans to send another monkey into space within a month.
