Although it took a few delays before the SpaceX rocket got off the ground and into orbit, now that the commercial craft is in space we've seen nothing but success. That track record has a chance to Continue reading…
The SETI Institute, dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, will soon be continuing under new management. Astronomer Jill Tarter, who worked with extraterrestrial research at NASA Continue reading…
James Doohan, the actor who famously portrayed Montgomery Scott, the chief engineer on the original Star Trek series, has finally made his way into space, albeit posthumously. The SpaceX Falcon 9 Continue reading…
At 3:44AM ET this morning, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in the first mission to the International Space Station by a privately-funded company. The Continue reading…
SpaceX is a company founded by Elon Musk of PayPal and Tesla, which recently became the first privately-owned group to launch a mission to the International Space Station. Its Dragon capsule Continue reading…
It took a long time to get to this point, with a number of delays along the way, but SpaceX's mission to the International Space Station is finally set to get underway Saturday morning — and you can Continue reading…
Spectral Instruments is showing off an enormous 112-megapixel 1100-series camera sensor that has a dynamic range so great that it can photograph the sun and the stars simultaneously. To avoid noise on Continue reading…
Japan launched its first rocket carrying a foreign satellite this morning, in a joint operation by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The H-2A rocket, which Continue reading…
Artist Tom Sachs' latest installation could be seen as a "what might have been" if the golden age of space exploration had been allowed to continue unabated. In Space Program: Mars, he has taken on Continue reading…
With the demise of NASA's space shuttle program, Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome has now become a main launching point for rockets headed to the International Space Station. And now you can check out the Continue reading…
