spaceflight

A blue ball in a black field surrounded by white, tiny dots.
Science & Technology
Got space junk? Wooden satellites may be the solution.
A US flag flutters in the breeze. In the background, a rocket launchpad
Science & Technology
What private companies could mean for NASA space exploration
A woman floats in a spacecraft
COVID-19
Need tips on surviving self-isolation? Ask this astronaut.
A radio telescope dish at sunset.
Arts, Culture & Media
How Australia helped show the world the live moon landing
Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational space junk removal system. Just maybe not this exact one.
Science
Astronauts could soon be blasting space junk with lasers
Former astronaut Mark Kelly, left, stands across from his brother, Scott Kelly, the current commander of the International Space Station.
Science
A study of astronaut twins will give NASA some key genetic insight
A screenshot from a NASA video explaining the development of the zero-gravity cup.
Science
A zero-gravity cup lets astronauts get a handle on their coffee
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Culture
For decades, NASA has woken up its astronauts with music
A vista from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
Science
That one-way ticket to Mars you were hoping for may not be such a good idea
This artist's concept shows NASA's Dawn spacecraft arriving at the dwarf planet Ceres
Science
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is already historic, and it’s just getting started
Science
A trip to Mars is a lifetime dream — and excellent reality TV
A true-color image of Jupiter taken by the Cassini spacecraft. The Galilean moon Europa casts a shadow on the planet's cloud tops.
Technology
Exciting new ideas in space technology are getting short-changed by Congress
NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, is pictured in this February 3, 2013 handout self-portrait.
Science
The Curiosity rover uncovers evidence that Mars once had a massive lake
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and his wife, Jackie, watch as the Delta IV Heavy rocket with the Orion spacecraft lifts off on December 5, 2014.
Science
One small step from Earth, one giant leap to Mars?
An artist's rendering of the Lunar Mission One probe.
Science
Kickstarter is going to the Moon in a new crowdfunded space mission
A picture shot by ESA's Rosetta mission's OSIRIS instrument shows asteroid Lutetia at a distance of 3162 km (1964 miles) its closest approach, July 10, 2010. The images show that Lutetia is heavily cratered, having suffered many impacts during its 4.5 bil
Science
What’s a comet smell like? Scientist Monica Grady is keen to find out
Sheriffs' deputies look at wreckage from the crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo near Cantil, California November 2, 2014. A suborbital passenger spaceship being developed by Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic company crashed during a test flight on Fr
Business
As businesses enter the space race, the need to make a buck leaves questions about safety
An unmanned Antares rocket is seen exploding seconds after liftoff from a commercial launch pad in this still image from NASA video at Wallops Island, Virginia, on October 28, 2014.
Science
These kids watched their science project disappear in the Antares rocket explosion
An artist's concept of NASA's MAVEN spacecraft approaching Mars. The probe entered Mars orbit on September 21.
Science
A NASA spacecraft reaches Mars just in time to see an unexpected guest
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Global Scan
Just what is this ball the Curiosity rover found on the surface of Mars
Staff from the Indian Space Research Organization celebrate at the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network in Bangalore after their Mars Orbiter spacecraft successfully entered Mars orbit on September 24, 2014.
Science
Women are the face of India’s Mars mission, but they’re still the exception
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses scientists and Indian officials at the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network complex in Bangalore after its Mars Orbiter Mission, nicknamed "MOM", successfully ent
Technology
India is over the moon about its mission to Mars
An artist's impression of ESA's Rosetta approaching comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The comet image was taken on August 2, 2014, by the spacecraft's navigation camera at a distance of about 500 km. The spacecraft and comet are not to scale.
Science
Scientists prepare for a historic landing on a ‘seething and sputtering and spitting’ comet
The Rosetta Probe is orbiting this comet as it makes its journey through the solar system.
Science
Europe’s space probe is poised for a trip around the solar system — with a comet
NASA technicians work on a Mars-bound spacecraft. Unmanned missions to Mars have mostly been successful, but the effort to sent a human being there is proving a harder task — and a harder sell.
Environment
Plans to put a human on Mars are a mess, says a new report. Should we even try?
Global Scan
A Ukrainian pamphlet claims to demand all Jews register with authorities. But is it real?
Global Scan
A Ukrainian pamphlet claims to demand all Jews register with authorities. But is it real?
Environment
Is there any chance Russia-US tensions could end up on the International Space Station?
Environment
Is there any chance Russia-US tensions could end up on the International Space Station?
China Moom
Environment
China successfully puts a rabbit on the moon
Global Scan
For the man who already has everything…
NASA’s Voyager Now First Human-Made Object to Leave the Solar System
So What Happens if Voyager One Actually Meets E.T.?
Environment
NASA wants your help protecting Earth from asteroids
Environment
Microbes below Earth’s surface could be potential link to Mars rover discovery
Environment
NASA develops system to recycle space station waste into radiation-protecting tiles
Environment
NASA’s outreach efforts around rover landings capture new attention
Environment
Astronauts get Halloween treats delivered as research continues
Environment
‘Mohawk guy’ becomes the new face of NASA
Environment
Meet the NASA scientist responsible for overseeing Curiosity’s successful landing
Environment
SpaceX rocket launch marks the beginning of the private era in space
Environment
VIDEO: New planet, possibly habitable, discovered by NASA scientists
Environment
SETI scientist says humans will discover extraterrestrial life within 20 years
Environment
NASA building the most powerful rocket on Earth
Environment
Russian company to launch hotel in space by 2016
The Long Now Foundation’s 10,000-year clock
Business, Economics and Jobs
Renewable energy from dog poop
Environment
NASA: Liquid water may flow on Mars
Arts, Culture & Media
Moon art from someone who’s been there
Environment
Space junk orbiting Earth endangers satellites, spacecraft
Business, Economics and Jobs
Language software business thrives
Environment
Space shuttle Atlantis lands, ending NASA’s shuttle program
Environment
Phoenix Lander begins search for life on Mars
Environment
India launches first moon mission
Arts, Culture & Media
Whatever Happened to all of the Moon Rocks?
Where in the Solar System Is Voyager 1?
Business, Economics and Jobs
Space Mining with Robots
Space News: For the History Books or the Front Pages?
Arts, Culture & Media
Hubble Telescope Captures Extreme Deep View of Universe
Environment
Curiosity Sends Self-Portrait from Mars