Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Is Ready For Space Race 2.0Jeff Bezos and his Blue Origin rocket company are the latest to snap up a lease on one of NASA's old Cape Canaveral shuttle launch sites.
NASA Preps Ultra HD TV Channel For Cable And StreamingNASA's high-definition footage will likely get more play online because cable and satellite companies have been slow to roll out UHD content.
Apollo's Command Module Vs. Crew Dragon, By The NumbersThe closest thing to SpaceX’s Crew Dragon we’ve ever put in space is the Apollo crew module. What does 40 years of capsule improvement get you?
Why Musk's 'Nuking Mars' Idea Isn't All That Far-FetchedElon Musk's comment to Stephen Colbert was great for sensational headlines, but there is some science behind the idea of thermonuclear terraforming.
Get To Know Pluto As New Photos Come In Over The Next YearNASA's New Horizons spacecraft has started the slow process of beaming back high-resolution photos of Pluto.
Space Whiskey Tastes Different From Its Earthbound VarietyWhiskey aged in space is chemically similar to normal varieties but develops different tastes.
We've Waited 3 Decades For The Moon To Do ThisMark your calendars for Sept. 27. That's when scientists say a supermoon lunar eclipse will rule the sky for the first time in 30 years.
Magnetic Satellite 'Tractor Beams' Won't Be What You ThinkNASA's proposed magnetic control systems won't be strong enough to drag spaceships around. Sorry, "Star Wars" fans.
Pluto Probe New Horizons Has A Few Scientific Flybys LeftAfter Pluto, New Horizons won't have many opportunities to pass by scientific targets out in the vast reaches of the Kuiper belt.
6 People Have Gone Into Isolation For A Year For ScienceA joint University of Hawaii-NASA experiment called HI-SEAS has sent six people into isolation for one year — longer than its three previous missions.
Buzz Aldrin Has A Plan To Help Us Get To MarsFormer astronaut Buzz Aldrin has joined Florida Institute of Technology faculty to research the process of getting to Mars.
Here's When To Catch This Fall's 3 SupermoonsAstronomers rant about the "supermoon" label, but maybe it's time to just accept it. Here are the dates for this fall's supermoons.
NASA's Shuttle-Era Engines Have One Last JobNASA will use the last of its Shuttle-tested RS-25 engines to launch the first Space Launch System flights.
Smallest Visible Exoplanet Is Still Twice As Big As Jupiter51 Eridani b is the smallest exoplanet we’ve ever obtained direct images of, and it could help explain how star systems form their attendant planets.
With The Moon Out Of The Way, Perseids Put On A Great ShowThe peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower was more spectacular than usual this year, thanks to a lack of interfering moonlight.
War In Space Isn't Considered Fantasy AnymoreChina and Russia's tests of anti-satellite weaponry could be drawing the U.S. closer to a war in space.
It's Official –– The Universe Is DyingResearchers confirmed the universe is in its decline, but there's plenty of good news to go with it.
This Might Be Your Best Chance To Catch The PerseidsWhy this will be a great week to catch a classic meteor shower ... if the weather in your area cooperates.
The Many Benefits Of Space GardeningAstronauts aboard the ISS are set to taste-test the first lettuce grown in microgravity, as part of an experiment with long-term space agriculture.
What Exactly Does NASA Use Its Earth Sciences Money For?Lawmakers have passed cuts to NASA’s Earth sciences budget, which the agency uses for everything from ice monitoring to whale tracking.
Friday's Lunar Event Happens Once In A Blue MoonDon't miss Friday's blue moon. You won't get a chance to see another until 2018.
The Pluto Payoff Is Helping NASA's 2016 Budget ProspectsLawmakers appear ready to support NASA’s continued planetary exploration efforts, thanks in part to New Horizons’ successful Pluto flyby.
Everything We've Learned About Pluto This WeekNASA's New Horizons has sent back a trove of new data about the dwarf planet - from ice plains to atmospheric haze.
Even A Grounded SpaceX Likely To Keep Its Market AdvantageSpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets are grounded until at least September, but the company probably won't lose much market share to less nimble rivals.
NASA's Kepler Peers Into Space, Uncovers Earth-Like PlanetNASA's Kepler Mission is searching for life on other planets, and it recently discovered a promising lead that's the most Earth-like yet.
A Return Trip To The Moon May Be Easier Than We ThoughtIt's been decades since humanity walked on the moon, but a new report says a partnership between NASA and private space companies could get us back.
Search For Alien Life Just Got A $100M BoostA $100 million donation by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner will fund a new alien-seeking initiative called Breakthrough Listen.
New Horizons Gives Us A Close-Up Of PlutoNASA has unveiled the first photos from the New Horizons flyby of Pluto and revealed some new facts about the dwarf planet and one of its moons.
Early Mars May Have Been A Lot Like Early EarthA new study published in Nature Geoscience says it has found evidence that the early crust of Mars may have been much like that of ancient Earth.
NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Sends Back Pluto PhotoNASA's New Horizons spacecraft is due to arrive at Pluto on Tuesday after a 3 billion-mile journey.
