
U.S. to Launch Space Force in 2020, Pence Says
The Vice President provided more details on the Trump administration’s controversial plans to create a new space-focused military branch
The Vice President provided more details on the Trump administration’s controversial plans to create a new space-focused military branch
The Golden State’s fiery woes are clearly visible all the way from low-Earth orbit
Nearing the end of its life, the spectacularly successful mission is still churning out new observations
The “Commercial Crew Nine” will fly to space in hardware made by Boeing and SpaceX
Dubbed Rio 2.0, the scale seeks to measure how important any potential signal from aliens might be
Ancient relics confirm our solar system’s tempestuous origins
The upcoming total eclipse of the moon will be the longest of the 21st century
Earth’s Moon may have once been habitable—but that does not mean it was ever inhabited
New maps suggest evidence of alien life in the icy moon’s buried ocean could be surprisingly easy to find
New observations reveal an infant alien world coalescing from gas and dust around a young star
Wind turbines could produce significant amounts of electricity for robots exploring the Red Planet’s surface
To be successful, scientists searching for extraterrestrial beings may need to revisit some fundamental assumptions about the nature of life itself
The postponement brings the project's total estimated lifetime cost to $9.66 billion—and further delays are possible
A new look at old data from NASA’s Cassini orbiter shows complex organic molecules are gushing from the tiny moon
We're not that close to making self-modifying robots, expert says
The sunlight-sapping global storm has taken NASA’s Opportunity rover offline, perhaps forever
The federal government's five-point strategy is a roadmap for dealing with threatening near-Earth objects
A unique signature in gravitational wave observations could show that hypothetical tunnels through space-time actually exist
The President’s proposal could create a new branch of the armed services meant to assure “American dominance” in space
The photosynthetic organisms subsist on redder, lower-energy light than other species, and could be a new source of fuel and air for interplanetary outposts
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