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May 2, 2016

NASA preps revolutionary ‘flying saucer’ test flight

NASA will conduct an ambitious test flight of its revolutionary 'flying saucer' technology Tuesday as scientists lay the foundations for future Mars missions.

May 2, 2016

Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane spotted by amateur astronomers

A global team of vigilant satellite watchers has caught the U.S. Air Force's robotic X-37B space plane on camera as the craft circles Earth on its fourth mysterious mission.

May 2, 2016

Google 'Doodle' celebrates Sally Ride, 1st American woman in space

Google has paid tribute to America's first woman in space with a series of five animated "Doodles" appearing on its website today, May 26.

May 2, 2016

Ceres’ bright spots still shrouded in mystery

The mysterious spots on Ceres shine brightly in NASA’s latest images of the dwarf planet.

May 2, 2016

Slippery slopes on Mars send Curiosity Rover on detour

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has found a new route to some interesting rocks after its original path proved too difficult to traverse.

May 2, 2016

SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down in Pacific Ocean

SpaceX's robotic Dragon capsule returned to Earth today Thursday, wrapping up the private spaceflight company's sixth cargo mission to the International Space Station.

May 2, 2016

US Air Force launches X-37B space plane on 4th mystery mission

The U.S. Air Force's X-37B space plane blasted into Earth orbit Wednesday, kicking off the robotic vehicle's clandestine fourth mission — as well as the first flight of a tiny solar-sailing spacecraft.

May 2, 2016

Tiny solar sail 'Cubesat' launching with X-37B space plane on Wednesday

A tiny solar-sailing spacecraft will hitch a ride on the rocket that blasts the United States Air Force's X-37B space plane into orbit on its latest mystery mission May 20.

May 2, 2016

NASA experiment hitches ride on US Air Force's X-37B space plane

The United States Air Force's robotic X-37B space plane will carry a NASA experiment to orbit when it launches on its next mystery mission May 20.

May 2, 2016

Bill Nye launches Kickstarter to push solar sailing Cubesat to space

Bill Nye ("The Science Guy") wants you to be a part – and get a part – of a "revolutionary solar sailing spacecraft" mission.