NASA Forced to Postpone Launch of Mars-Bound Flying Saucer

NASA Forced to Postpone Launch of Mars-Bound Flying Saucer

The space vehicle was supposed to launch on June 2

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 4th, 2015
Pluto's Moons Nix and Hydra Wobble Unpredictably in Their Orbits

Pluto's Moons Nix and Hydra Wobble Unpredictably in Their Orbits

The orbs' peculiar shape is partly to blame

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 3rd, 2015
NASA's Cassini Probe Returns Gorgeously Detailed Views of Hyperion

NASA's Cassini Probe Returns Gorgeously Detailed Views of Hyperion

This moon of Saturn looks like an oversized sea sponge

NASA Wants to Make Aircraft of the Future Bug Guts-Proof

NASA Wants to Make Aircraft of the Future Bug Guts-Proof

It's all about reducing drag, fuel consumption

Watch: NASA Tells the Tale of 50 Years of Spacewalks

Watch: NASA Tells the Tale of 50 Years of Spacewalks

The agency's “Suit Up” is narrated by actor Jon Cryer

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 1st, 2015
Chinese Astronauts Would Love a Visit to the ISS

Chinese Astronauts Would Love a Visit to the ISS

It's just that US lawmakers won't let them

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 30th, 2015
June 3 Marks the 50th Anniversary of the First Ever US Spacewalk

June 3 Marks the 50th Anniversary of the First Ever US Spacewalk

NASA's Ed White was the first American to walk in space

Watch: World's Most Powerful Engine Being Built

Watch: World's Most Powerful Engine Being Built

It's engines like this one that will launch people to Mars

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 27th, 2015
Come June 2, NASA Will Launch a Donut-like Flying Saucer into Space

Come June 2, NASA Will Launch a Donut-like Flying Saucer into Space

The craft will launch from a US Navy base in the Pacific

NASA Gears Up for Europa Mission

NASA Gears Up for Europa Mission

The agency wants to search for life on this moon of Jupiter

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 22nd, 2015
Remote Galaxy Shines with the Light of over 300 Trillion Suns

Remote Galaxy Shines with the Light of over 300 Trillion Suns

The galaxy is the most luminous ever discovered

Bizarre Bright Spots on Ceres Imaged in Unprecedented Detail

Bizarre Bright Spots on Ceres Imaged in Unprecedented Detail

They've been looking at them for weeks now, and yet scientists have no idea what these bright spots might be

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 20th, 2015
US Air Force Space Plane Scheduled for Launch This Wednesday, May 20

US Air Force Space Plane Scheduled for Launch This Wednesday, May 20

The mission is so secretive that even NASA is utterly and completely clueless about the space plane's flight agenda

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 20th, 2015
NASA's New Horizons Probe Might Deliver Earth Selfie to Aliens

NASA's New Horizons Probe Might Deliver Earth Selfie to Aliens

Space enthusiasts want to beam a crowdsourced message to the probe, hope aliens will one day decipher it

Watch: Here's What Living on Mars Would Be Like for Us Humans

Watch: Here's What Living on Mars Would Be Like for Us Humans

Science video explains how life on the Red Planet would differ from life down here on our good old Earth

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 19th, 2015
NASA's Opportunity Rover Completes Its First Marathon on Mars

NASA's Opportunity Rover Completes Its First Marathon on Mars

As of this year's March 24, the rover had traveled over a distance of precisely 26.219 miles (42.195 kilometers)

Tom Cruise Once Complained to NASA About How Chaotic Its Website Was

Tom Cruise Once Complained to NASA About How Chaotic Its Website Was

The space agency patiently listened to the actor's complaints, redesigned its website to make it more user-friendly

 
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