Space
Come along with us as we explore outer space, including everything from NASA to astronomy to aliens.
Will NASA’s $100 billion plan to put a human on Mars actually happen?
Ed Lu thinks we need to do more to prevent a potential impact
They’re taking a crew of mice to test a bone loss treatment in microgravity.
Scientists might send the orbiter on a search mission.
The Rosetta mission’s Philae probe becomes the first spacecraft to land on a comet.
Rosetta is collecting more comet data than any probe ever.
Here’s a list of Michelle Obama’s SOTU guests.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he wants to build the world’s biggest satellite communication system.
The Dawn spacecraft is approaching the mysterious dwarf planet for the first time.
They range from shards of metal to decades-old satellites.
As Elon Musk said, “Close, but no cigar.”
Satellite photos show it successfully landed on the surface — but its solar panels didn’t unfold.
Take a look at comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) over the next week.
This device will help you take amazing belfies all by your belf!
A faulty sensor may have triggered an alarm, leading them to take shelter on the Russian side.
There are also multiple tigers.
For eight months, Zak Wilson is pretending he lives on another planet.
Eventually, success could make rockets reusable — which would dramatically drive down the cost of space travel.
The feat could dramatically reduce the cost of space travel.
The good news: that might change soon.
You can’t visit these planets. But these posters will make you wish you could.
One is the most Earth-like exoplanet ever discovered.
US cities, for instance, are many times brighter than similarly-sized German cities.
They hope the probe will get more sunlight and wake up in late spring.
The scale of our galaxy is truly mind-boggling.
Discoveries have revived interest in the idea that microbes could be living there right now
Philae, SpaceX, and Orion led a remarkable year in space
Tiny, upside-down trees and thermostabilized turkey
How geologic activity, melting ice caps, wind patterns, and even the weather affect the earth’s rotation.
How scientists brought the malfunctioning telescope back to life
Large US cities get 50 percent brighter at night during the holidays, thanks to the extra lighting.
The rover’s latest discovery is another positive sign for our search for ancient life
This is what a 17,000 mile per hour descent actually looks like
Next-generation telescopes could spot distant planets that have signs of life.
The Geminid meteor shower is worth staying up for.
This new finding makes it more likely that we might someday find evidence of life.
The historic mission’s first data is a big clue about how water arrived on our own planet.
It’s one hell of an opening issue.
It’s NASA’s best hope for putting people back in space, and we’re about to see it fly for the first time.
It’ll help us find distant planets — and perhaps even extraterrestrial life.