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Next Gen, Nuke-Powered Rover Will Search For Life On Mars [Video]

BY Susan KarlinTue Apr 19, 2011

For seven years, the scientists building NASA’s next-generation Mars rover have been refining every last detail aboard, in order to service one single goal: Searching for signs of life on Mars. The result of that effort, the ... READ»

HYPERSONIC FLIGHT | Comment

New York to Sydney in 150 Minutes: Why NASA Wants to Fund Hypersonic Flight

BY Kit EatonTue Nov 2, 2010

In August NASA said it would solicit proposals for future air and space research. Now it's zeroing in on proposals for hypersonic travel. Here's what that is and why civilian industries should care.READ»

YES TO LESS | Comment

London, We Have a Problem: U.K. Space Logo Proves Graphic Design Is Rocket Science

BY Ken CarboneTue Mar 30, 2010

As the UK plans a new space endeavor, Ken Carbone boldly explores its less-than-stellar logo.READ»

INFOGRAPHIC | Comment

Infographic of the Day: It's Pretty Crowded Up in Space

BY Cliff KuangMon Feb 1, 2010

The amount of satellites in space junk that each country has sent to space tells you lots about the countries themselves.READ»

SPACE EXPLORATION | Comment

NASA's New Space Suit Is Life-Saving, Slimming

BY Cliff KuangTue Jan 26, 2010

A clever "plug and play" system makes the suit flexible and lightweight.READ»

VIRGIN GALACTIC | Comment

At Last: Virgin Galactic Unveils Passenger Spaceplane

BY Cliff KuangMon Dec 7, 2009

After years on the drawing board, the so-called Spaceship Two is complete. Sure is shiny.READ»

EAT THE RICH | Comment

Lunar Luxe: $90,500 Table for Norman Mailer's Apollo 11 Book

BY Cliff KuangTue Dec 1, 2009

Marc Newson creates the perfect perch for a stellar book.READ»

MOON | Comment

Moon-Bombing a Success, Confirms Lunar Water Deposits

BY Cliff KuangFri Nov 13, 2009

Scientists hope the moon might eventually become a waystation for picking up supplies.READ»

TECHNOLOGY | Comment

Space Shots: A Sneak Peek at Lynn Davis' Photo Book for Launch Lovers

BY Sheryl SulistiawanWed Nov 11, 2009

Lynn Davis photographs her travels to historic space exploration sites across the globe. She received special permission to visit Baikonur in Kazakhstan, a leading launch site shrouded in secrecy since the 1950s, and her photographs offer one of the first inside glimpses of launches, transmission towers, fuel lines, and satellites.READ»

INFO GRAPHIC | Comment

Infographic of the Day: We're Getting Good at Going to Mars

BY Cliff KuangWed Oct 21, 2009

Mankind has sent over 40 missions to Mars, and they've only recently begun succeeding.READ»

INFO GRAPHIC | Comment

50 Years, 200 Missions: Flybys, Gravity Assists, Asteroid Touchdowns Mapped Out

BY Cliff KuangMon Oct 12, 2009

If all this talk of moon bombing has you curious about space exploration, you're in luck: National Geographic recently produced this astonishingly elegant map of every space exploration in the last 50 years. Every. Single. One. (If ...READ»

NASA | Comment

NASA's 'Moon Bombing' A Smashing Success

BY Clay DillowFri Oct 9, 2009

This morning, around 7:31 EST, NASA's "moon bombing" went off without a hitch as the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite captured footage of its Centaur counterpart impacting a crater on the moon's south pole at 5,600 ...READ»

SPACE ADVERTISING | Comment

Space, the Final Frontier...For Advertising

BY Cliff KuangMon Jul 20, 2009

Attempts at advertising in space or on the moon will never die--and here's the newest, on the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing.READ»

APOLLO 11 | Comment

Relive the Apollo 11 Moon Mission, on Its 40th Anniversary

BY Cliff KuangThu Jul 16, 2009

The website We Choose the Moon is a stunning combination of voluminous archival materials and slick animations.READ»