Dark, massive asteroid to fly by Earth on May 31
It's 1.7 miles long. Its surface is covered in a sticky black substance similar to the gunk at the bottom of a barbecue. If it impacted Earth it ...
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US Spaceflight Ambitions Must Face Budget Reality, NASA Chief Says
The agency must take a realist attitude to what can be done with little money, Bolden said.
Farming on Mars: NASA Ponders Food Supply for 2030s Mission
Early Mars settlers will have a lot of challenges to overcome in growing food on Mars.
Why some Canadians want to die on Mars
More than 80,000 people have applied for a Dutch non-profit organization's proposed one-way trip to Mars. Anna Maria Tremonti, host of The Current, ...
Electric Vehicles to Explore Deep Space (Photo Gallery)
Images of electric spacecraft, which have explored the moon, Mars and beyond.
Private Mars Flyby Mission Ponders NASA & Commercial Rockets
Inspiration Mars may use a SpaceX rocket, a pair of ULA boosters, or NASA's SLS.
Ariane Flight VA214's launch vehicle marks a preparation milestone
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) May 17, 2013 The third Ariane 5 for launch in 2013 has now completed basic build-up at the Spaceport, taking the next ...
Opportunity Mars Rover Blazes Past 40 Year Old Space Driving Record
Opportunity pops a ‘wheelie’ on Mars on May 15, 2013 (Sol 3308) and then made history by driving further to the mountain ahead on the next day, May ...
Meet the people who applied for a one-way trip to Mars
In the classic Simpsons episode "Deep Space Homer," viewers get an inside glimpse of NASA that's, well, a little cartoonish.
Robert Rector: Mars trip ill-conceived
"It's not going to do any good to land on Mars if we're stupid. "- Ray Bradbury