NASA Wants New Designs For Ways We Could Live In Deep Space
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Top official at the country's space agency reveals plans for mission to the red planet
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DARPA has announced the second phase of its ambitious XS-1 program. The agency is seeking to make access to space more regular and affordable by employing an entirely re-usable high-speed, sub-orbital automated spaceplane as the first stage of its la
An indication that humans might be able to reproduce in the great beyond, too
While the search for exoplanets has only comparatively recently picked up steam, a chance re-examination of an old astronomical glass plate has shown that the very first evidence of an exoplanetary system was actually recorded almost 100 years ago.
Stephen Hawking wants humanity to reach the stars.
The International Space Station (ISS) received an exciting renovation today as the experimental Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) was successfully attached to the Tranquility module.
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is now entering the second and third phases of its ambitious Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program, which aims to make launching satellites a daily occurrence.
Photos from Port Canaveral
NASA is funding the development of engineered bugs that eat and excrete metal
HAM radio enthusiasts around the world are freaking out this week because they've had the rare chance to receive and decode television signals from the International Space Station.
Inflatable private space station set to launch in 2020 - and it will allow tourist visits
There's just one catch: you'll have to tune in at 5:30 am Eastern time on Saturday to see it
Fifty-five years ago today, Soviet cosmonaut and all-around lovely person Yuri Gagarin became the first human ever to venture into outer space.
TO GET TO the spaceship convention I have to go to Chattanooga.
Two aerospace companies are teaming up to launch giant space habitats to orbit, with the first such liftoff targeted for 2020.
Fifty-five years ago today, Soviet cosmonaut and all-around lovely person Yuri Gagarin became the first human ever to venture into outer space. To commemorate this historic voyage and celebrate the gains made in crewed spaceflight since, the United N
It sounds like science fiction, but journalist Stephen Petranek considers it fact: within 20 years, humans will live on Mars.
Stephen Hawking and Russian billionaire Yuri Milner are teaming up in a $100 million hunt for alien life that will rely on a fleet of postage stamp-sized spacecraft to explore the universe.
Next stop: Cape Canaveral?
The star system is 25 trillion miles away
Can you fly an iPhone to the stars?
Inks deal to launch giant inflatable habitats starting in 2020
BIGELOW AEROSPACE MAKES inflatable space habitats. But you only get to use the word "space" if you get those orbs to orbit, and, well, the people at Bigelow aren't exactly rocket scientists. (What? They aren't.)
SpaceX's next challenge will be in getting the Falcon 9 to shore
Two private spacecraft are now attached to the space station; more will follow
Two private spacecraft are now attached to the space station; more will follow
SpaceX's next challenge will be in getting the Falcon 9 to shore