
SpaceX's Elon Musk Unveils Mars Colonization Dream Ship
The entrepreneur announces detailed plans for a reusable craft that can cary 100 people

SpaceX's Elon Musk Unveils Mars Colonization Dream Ship
The entrepreneur announces detailed plans for a reusable craft that can cary 100 people

Astronomers Spy Shadowy Plumes around Europa
If confirmed, the icy Jovian moon’s eruptions could offer new pathways for exploring its subsurface ocean


Peru Signals Space Ambitions with Earth-Monitoring Satellite
Spacecraft could help scientists track logging, natural disasters and illegal mining

China Launches Second Space Lab
Tiangong 2 will develop expertise for a future space station and conduct science experiments

NASA Hails “Perfect” Launch for Asteroid-Sampling Mission
OSIRIS-REx is set to scrape dirt and gravel from a space rock and return to Earth in 2023

Fear of Spreading Earth Germs on Could Divert Mars Rover
International rules on microbe contamination may stymie Curiosity's bid to study suspected water in hillside streaks

OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Blazes Trail for Asteroid Miners
Retrieval of a space rock sample would be proof of concept for mining metals and water

Photos Reveal Location of Lost Comet Lander Philae
Pinpointing lander’s cold resting place on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko will be a boon to researchers

NASA’s Juno Transmits First Close Look at Jupiter
The spacecraft's closest-ever swoop over Jupiter's clouds offers a new view of the giant planet's north pole

NASA to Launch Asteroid-Sampling Mission in 3 Weeks
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is expected to return a pristine sample of the potentially hazardous space rock Bennu to Earth in September 2023

A Sixth Success! SpaceX Again Lands Rocket on a Ship at Sea
The private spaceflight company has landed its Falcon 9 rocket for the sixth time in the last eight months

NASA’s 2020 Rover Will Carry Microphones to Mars
For the first time, human beings will hear sounds from the Red Planet's surface