New White House Strategy Preps Earth for Asteroid Hit Scenarios
The Office of Science and Technology Policy has released a new plan for protecting Earth from hazardous space rocks
The Office of Science and Technology Policy has released a new plan for protecting Earth from hazardous space rocks
The Chinese space agency launched a new space lab, sent up its longest crewed mission ever and tested out powerful new rockets
In the waning days of his administration, the president has been paying unusual attention to space, recently highlighting his accomplishments and further goals for exploration of the solar system...
Challenges facing Elon Musk’s project include getting return-trip fuel from Martian resources
For the first time, human beings will hear sounds from the Red Planet's surface
Satellite trackers debate where and when eight-ton Tiangong-1 will come down
Trying to create a whiff of an alien atmosphere—sunbaked sulfur and chalk
PDCO will synchronize U.S. efforts and coordinate with international agencies to deal with large asteroids and comets on a collision course with Earth
Newly released documents describe the U.S. Air Force's secret cold war project known as the Manned Orbiting Laboratory
The cargo vessel burned up over the Pacific Ocean around 10 p.m. EDT on Thursday
The service module from a past test flight around the moon arrived in orbit there this week
The InSight Mission will measure the planet's rotation, weather at the landing site and magnetic disturbances to reveal more about Mars' inner workings and early development
Science and history have motivated researchers to scour the moon's surface for missing mooncraft
The X-37B, a prototype space drone operated by the U.S. Air Force, is entering the third month of a classified space mission
Experts weigh in on NASA's direction and its goal to send astronauts into deep space
Scientists investigate mysterious floating dust particles that could be responsible for the moon's eerie glow
The country is pouring funds into new tech, with an eye on future lunar exploration
The exact launch date of the hush-hush mission hasn't been revealed
The crowd-funded project carries experiments designed by students across the globe
Blue Origin's spacecraft sports a biconic shape and recently underwent wind tunnel testing at a Lockheed Martin facility in Dallas
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