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NASA And Australia Successfully Test A Hypersonic Rocket

It could revolutionize warfare, air travel, and space travel

By Kelsey D. Atherton posted May 19th, 2016

Hypersonic rocket test wow…
Space

400-Foot-High Tsunami Waves Ravaged Ancient Mars

Making waves

By Mary Beth Griggs posted May 19th, 2016

Over three billion years ago, Mars had water. A lot more water than it has now.
Space

Beyond Pluto: Meet The New Horizons Spacecraft's Next Target

This summer, the mission may get funding to travel to a mysterious rock at the edge of the solar system

By Shannon Stirone posted May 19th, 2016

The New Horizons mission to Pluto has surpassed everyone’s expectations, and the good news is, the team has no plans of stopping yet.
Space

You Can Help Scientists Find Out If This Star Is Hiding Alien Megastructures

The discoverers of the "most mysterious star in the universe" just launched a Kickstarter

By Sarah Fecht posted May 18th, 2016

In an effort to get to the bottom of the mystery, the research is going from crowd sourcing to crowdfunding.
Space

See The Planets Of Our Solar System While Listening To 'The Planets'

Northwestern University puts on a Solar System symphony

By Jason Lederman posted May 18th, 2016

A new concert by Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music Brass Ensemble will feature Holst's 'Planets' suite and "a tour across the solar system."…
Space

Brilliant Fireball Seen Over The Northeast Coast

A fireworks display from space

By Mary Beth Griggs posted May 17th, 2016

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a giant ball of flame barreling towards Earth!

Space

Lockheed Martin Wants To Send Humans To Mars In 12 Years

Orbiting laboratory could pave the way for a landing party

By Sarah Fecht posted May 17th, 2016

Before our species set foot on the moon, we orbited it first. The same will probably be true for Mars, and on Wednesday, Lockheed Martin plans to unveil its vision for a…
Space

This Jumping Probe Might Explore Neptune’s Biggest Moon

The Triton Hopper can propel itself a half-mile into the air

By Charles Q. Choi posted May 17th, 2016

Thousands of icy worlds may exist in the solar system's Kuiper Belt. Studying these distant bodies, however, has been a challenge. Now NASA has a video detailing a…
Space

What's It Like To Go To Mars And Back?

Mars500 crew members, in their own words

By Sarah Fecht posted May 17th, 2016

Crew members from the Mars 500 isolation experiment share their experience in their own words.
Space

Planetarium Shows Ancient Greek Poem Was Probably Written In Early Spring

Written in the stars

By Mary Beth Griggs posted May 17th, 2016

Poetry has the ability to transport us to other places and times without our bodies ever leaving the room. But where exactly does it take us?

Space

Here's What A SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Sees Before Launch

View of the heavens

By Carl Franzen posted May 16th, 2016

That's why it's cool to see this view of the night sky directly above the Falcon 9 on its launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Space

Meet Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Successor

Canada's newest astronaut, David Saint-Jacques, has big space boots to fill

By Sarah Fecht posted May 16th, 2016

Canada's newest astronaut will launch to the International Space Station in 2018.
Space

What Happens When You Travel At The Speed Of Light?

Prepare for some timey-wimey...stuff

Thought Café + Popular Science posted May 13th, 2016

A new video from Thought Cafe and Popular Science explores what happens when you travel at the speed of light.
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Why Were There Holes in the Titan Rocket that Launched NASA's Gemini Missions?

By Amy Shira Teitel posted May 13th, 2016

If you look closely, the Titan II had holes in its body. But it didn't fall apart when it launched!
Space

NASA Invests In Suspended Animation, Growable Space Habitats, And More

To take us to Mars and beyond

By Sarah Fecht posted May 13th, 2016

NASA wants to put humans on Mars in the 2030s, and it's probably going to take some crazy ideas to get us there.
Space

A Magnetic Explosion In Space, Seen Up Close For The First Time

Four little probes tell the story of space weather

By Lindsey Kratochwill posted May 13th, 2016

NASA's magnetosphere probes have observed magnetic reconnection for the first time…

Space

NASA's Orion Spacecraft Doesn't Crack Under Pressure

It just passed a pressure test with flying colors

By Sarah Fecht posted May 12th, 2016

The Orion capsule needs to be airtight in order to keep astronauts safe.
Space

Tiny Debris Chipped A Window On The Space Station

The ISS is fine, don't worry

By Mary Beth Griggs posted May 12th, 2016

A spacecraft orbiting the Earth gets damaged by space debris.

Space

China's Space Station Plans: A Closer Look At Tiangong 3

Ready by 2022

Posted May 12th, 2016
Space

As Boeing Slips, SpaceX Will Likely Be First Company To Carry Astronauts

Next year could be a milestone in the private space race

By Sarah Fecht posted May 12th, 2016

In the race to become the first private company to carry humans into space, it looks like SpaceX's lead has solidified.
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China's Space Station Plans In Powerpoint: A Closer Look At Tiangong 3

Ready by 2022

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer posted May 12th, 2016

China's Manned Space Agency releases more details about China's permanent space station, Tiangong 3, as part of an explosion in Chinese space power.

How Do SpaceX's Reusable Rockets Work? by PopSci

Space

The Dragon Returns

SpaceX's Dragon splashes down from space with 3,700 lbs of stuff

By Sarah Fecht posted May 11th, 2016

This afternoon the Dragon came home, splashing down off the California coast.
Space

The Best Images Of Mars (So Far)

A preview of our next home?

By Josh Hrala posted May 11th, 2016

With SpaceX declaring that they will land a Dragon capsule on Mars in 2018, Martian colonies are seeming more and more like a reality with every passing day.
Space

Kepler Just Dropped 1,284 New Planets Into Exoplanet Catalogues

There’s another 1,327 on the waiting list

By Sarah Fecht posted May 10th, 2016

After sifting through the data from the Kepler space telescope, scientists have announced the largest-ever batch of new planets.
Space

'Alien Megastructure' Star Only Gets More Mysterious

Astronomers still have no clue what's causing this star's weird behavior

By Sarah Fecht posted May 10th, 2016

Every now and then, a distant star called KIC 8462852 dims by as much as 20 percent. That's huge.
Space

Oxygen Detected In Martian Atmosphere

Flying telescope makes first successful such observation since the '70s

By Mary Beth Griggs posted May 10th, 2016

Back in the 1970's, the Viking and Mariner missions detected oxygen in the Martian atmosphere.
Space

Watch Blue Origin's Reusable Rocket Land For The Third Time, From The Rocket's POV

It still hasn't landed on a droneship though

By Jason Lederman posted May 9th, 2016

Jeff Bezos tweeted out a link to a new video of the reusable New Shepard rocket landing for the third time, from the point-of-view of the rocket.