NASA Seeks Talent with Space Apps Challenge

Medicine & Technology Mar 11, 2015

NASA has organized a new three-day event that will allow participants to develop mobile applications, software, hardware, data visualization and platform solutions that could contribute to the space exploration missions and improve life on Earth.

British Government Reduces Number of Potential Spaceport Sites To Six

Mar 05, 2015

The number of commercial spaceport sites in the U.K. is being reduced to 6 sites by the U.K. government.

100 People Shortlisted for Mars Colonization

Mar 03, 2015

Top 100 people have been selected out of 200,000 applicants for the Mars One project, which is an attempt to establish a colony on Mars.

NASA's Mars Rover Seems To Be Going A Bit Senile―It Can't Remember A Thing

Dec 30, 2014

It's been over a decade since The Opportunity, NASA's newest Mars Rover, began scurrying across the planet's surface―and it's showing some signs of its aging.

NASA Selects 4 U.S. Partners to Help Further Spaceflight Industry, No Extra Cost to Government

Dec 26, 2014

On December 23, NASA announced new unfunded partnerships with four U.S. firms to help develop the spaceflight industry. Specifically, these firms will assist with developing new space capabilities for both government and non-government customers. That’s right, these partnerships bring us that much closer to public spaceflight opportunities.

Antares Rocket Launches on East Coast Tonight: Viewing and Live Stream Info

Oct 28, 2014

The launch of the Antares rocket carrying supplies and scientific equipment to the International Space Station was rescheduled from Monday evening to Tuesday evening due to a wayward sailboat entered the restricted zone underneath the rocket's flight path. The launch is now scheduled to 6:22 p.m. ET on Tuesday night.

Why is Saturn's Moon Titan Glowing? [Video]

Oct 24, 2014

NASA has reported that its most recent images of Saturn's moon Titan show a strange phenomenon occurring: gases within the atmosphere near both its north and south poles are glowing. The images were taken by a research team attempting to learn more about what Titan's atmosphere is made of.

Future Mars Missions Threatened by Cosmic Radiation

Oct 22, 2014

Young would-be space explorers received some bad news this week. Due to the Sun entering in to a phase of relatively low solar activity, cosmic radiation is projected to increase to such levels that any prolonged manned space expedition would prove harmful and even deadly to the astronauts involved.