"spacecraft"

Walking on Enceladus

Newly released images from the Cassini mission's final close flyby of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus reveal further exquisite details of the surface terrain

Can Starshot Work?

The answer lies in overcoming known and yet-to-be discovered hurdles—it'll be a wild ride

Pluto's Barnacled Beauty

Early images from New Horizons' encounter with Pluto reveal an extraordinary surface of strange mountains and varying deposits of light and dark material

Salty Ceres, Martian Dunes and Venus at Last

From progress on deciphering the strange features of dwarf planet Ceres to NASA's plans to play with Martian sand and a heroic rescue of Japan's Venus-bound spacecraft, it's been an interesting past couple of weeks...

Nuevas imágenes revelan el destino del módulo de aterrizaje perdido en Marte

Schiaparelli, la nave de la Agencia Espacial Europea, se estrelló y posiblemente explotó.
 

Juno se enfrenta a su momento de la verdad en Júpiter

A punto de entrar en la órbita de Júpiter, el 4 de julio, la nave de la NASA está configurado para sondear los misterios más profundos del gigante de gas.

Juno llega a Júpiter

Después de lograr encender su motor –hazaña sobre la cual dependía su vida–, la segunda nave espacial en orbitar Júpiter se prepara para revolucionar nuestra visión del planeta gigante...

La guerra en el espacio puede estar más cerca que nunca

China, Rusia y EE.UU. están desarrollando y probando nuevas y controvertidas capacidades para librar la guerra en el espacio pese a que lo niegan.

La NASA elige a una roca como el próximo destino de sus astronautas

La polémica Misión de Redirección de Asteroide de la agencia espacial ya no busca reorientar un asteroide hacia la órbita lunar alta.

NASA Struggles over Deep-Space Plutonium Power

Sluggish production of nuclear fuel could make solar power the preferred choice for the agency’s outer-planets missions

Satellites Spy on Washington from on High [Slide Show]

A satellite imaging company provides clear new pix of features on Earth's surface as India mulls the role played by such imagery in the deadly Mumbai attacks

Space Wars - Coming to the Sky Near You?

A recent shift in U.S. military strategy and provocative actions by china threaten to ignite a new arms race in space. But would placing weapons in space be in anyone's national interest?...

Navy Shoots Satellite [Slideshow]

Probing the Digital Depths of Earth

NASA Chooses a Boulder as the Next Destination for Its Astronauts

The agency's controversial Asteroid Redirect Mission no longer calls for redirecting an asteroid into high lunar orbit

The Top 10 Science Stories of 2009 [Slide Show]

A hominid ancestor, swine flu, the world's biggest laser system and other highlights that defined this year in science

Unveiling the Toys of Tomorrow [Slide Show]

Robots rule the day at Canadian toy fair

Photo Safaris: Environmentally Friendly "Hunting" Trips

Camera excursions provide access to pristine landscapes and the thrill of hunting without impacting ecosystems

Private Space Endeavors Move Forward after String of Accidents

NASA chooses astronauts to fly on commercial missions

War in Space May Be Closer Than Ever

China, Russia and the U.S. are developing and testing controversial new capabilities to wage war in space despite their denial of such work