SeveralprivatespacecompaniesbasedintheUnitedStatesareworkingonprojectswhichwillleadtospacetourism.Touristsneedhotels,soRussianspacecorporationRoscosmoshaspropos
WhileAmericanprivatecorporationsareworkingtoofferpayingcustomersashorttriptospace(ortheedgeofit),Russiaiscookingupsomethinggrander.AccordingtoPopularMechanics,i
BruceMcCandless,anastronautwhowasthefirsttoflyuntetheredfromhisspacecraftinagrippingscenewatchedaroundtheworld,hasdiedattheageof80,NASAannouncedonitswebsite.The
Wemightwitnessseveralnewspacevehiclesblastoffwithahumancrewonboardforthefirsttimenextyear.OneofthemcouldbeBlueOrigin'sNewShepardlaunchsystem.AccordingtoJeffAshb
Chinesespaceengineersareknownforcreatinginterestinggadgetsthatmakeeverydaylifemoreconvenient.Intheirhands,forexample,rocketandmissiletechnologieshavebeenturnedi
Athree-manspacecrewfeaturingAmericanandJapaneserookieastronautsaswellasanexperiencedRussiancosmonautblastedoffforasix-monthmissionattheInternationalSpaceStation
ThreeastronautsreturnedtoEarthonThursdayafternearlysixmonthsaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation,landingonthesnow-coveredsteppesoutsideofaremotetowninKazakhstan.A
Chinaasserteditslong-standingpositionofpreventingtheweaponizationofouterspaceonTuesday,adayafterUSPresidentDonaldTrumpannouncedplanstorenewmannedmissionstotheMo
TheJapanesegovernmentonTuesdaygavethego-aheadtojoinaU.S-ledplantobuildanewspacestationinthemoon'sorbit.TheJapanesegovernmenthopestheambitiousplanwillprovideoppo
Theheadsofseveraloftheworld'sspaceagencieshaveproposedthecreationofaclimateobservatorytopoolacquireddataandshareitwithscientistsaroundtheglobe,accordingtoadecla
USPresidentDonaldTrumpsignedhisadministration'sfirstspacepolicydirectiveonMonday,formallydirectingtheUSspaceagencyNASAtosendastronautsbacktothemoonandeventually
USNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)'sJetPropulsionLaboratory(JPL)deployedrecentlyatinysatellitecalledCubeSatfromtheInternationalSpaceStationforast
Thefirst-everpizzapartyinouterspaceisgettingsky-highreviews.AstronautsattheInternationalSpaceStationpostedpicturesandavideoovertheweekendoftheirsmall,homemadepi
Pigeonsmaybesmarterthanyouthink.AstudyoutMondayinthejournalCurrentBiologyfoundthatpigeonsareabletojudgetimeandspace,muchthewayhumansandapescan.Thereportisthelat
Speakingasaspace-lovingchildofthe'70sandamusicfan,itwashardtocontainmyexcitementwhenNASAtooktoKickstartertofundapressingofthespaceagency'sVoyagerGoldenRecords.S
Amissionthatwilltestdifferentmethodstocleanupspacejunkisgettingreadyforlaunch.TheRemoveDebrisspacecraftwillattempttosnareasmallsatellitewithanetandtestwhetherah
RussiasaidithadlostcontactonTuesdaywithaweathersatellitejusthoursafteritwaslaunchedfromitsVostochnycosmodrome,inonlythesecondrocketlift-offfromthenewspaceport.T
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