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December 22, 2018

Here's why space travel will be even more amazing (and important) in 2019

It’s well known that if something goes out of style, you only need to wait several decades for it to return. That certainly applies to manned space exploration, which, after fading from the headlines in the late eighties, is poised to roar back to life in 2019. But there is one glaring difference I see in the comeback and one huge reason why it matters.

December 21, 2018

Apollo 8 astronauts recount NASA's epic first mission to the Moon

On the morning of Dec. 21, 1968 NASA’s Apollo 8 spacecraft lifted off atop a Saturn V rocket from Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center on humanity's first journey to another world.

December 21, 2018

Walt Disney deserves credit for our progress on the Moon and Mars – not just Mickey Mouse

If the creator of Mickey Mouse had never been born, we might not have landed men on the Moon or sent robots to Mars. As a boy, Walt Disney was fascinated with the futuristic tales of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. As an adult, his passion for the future intensified.

December 20, 2018

Tomb raiders 'spotted' from space as satellite data reveals looting of ancient sites

Scientists are using high-resolution satellite imagery to identify places where looters have been ransacking ancient tombs.

December 20, 2018

NASA's InSight Mars Lander 'listens' for marsquakes on the Red Planet

NASA's InSight Mars Lander has deployed its first instrument, a seismometer, on the surface of the Red Planet.

December 20, 2018

Soyuz crew returns to Earth after a memorable 6 months in space

Three space station crewmembers returned to Earth today (Dec.

December 19, 2018

Astronaut describes watching the Moon landing with President Nixon in the White House

On July 20, 1969, NASA astronaut Frank Borman watched with President Nixon in the White House as his colleague Neil Armstrong took his historic first steps on the Moon.

December 18, 2018

Trump signs memo directing Pentagon to establish Space Command

President Trump on Tuesday signed a memorandum that officially established the United States’ interstellar armed forces. The news was announced by Vice President Mike Pence during a speech Tuesday morning at the SpaceX Rocket Launch event in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

December 17, 2018

NASA proposes nuclear ‘tunnelbot’ to search for alien life

Europa may be the most likely place to host alien life. Beneath its surface is a salty ocean, warmed by the play of gravity on the moon’s metal core. But how do you peer through sheet ice?

December 15, 2018

Mars 'terror,' future Moon missions and an epic journey to the Sun: 2018’s year in space

2018 has been a busy year for space exploration. Here are some of the highlights.