March 2, 2016 Astronaut Scott Kelly back on Earth after yearlong space mission Astronaut Scott Kelly landed safely in Kazakhstan early Wednesday, culminating an unprecedented yearlong mission in space.
March 1, 2016 NASA releases new ultraviolet image of Mars' moon Phobos NASA has released a new image of Mars’ moon Phobos, allowing scientists to better assess the mysterious object.
February 25, 2016 US space-endurance champ says he could do another year After nearly a year in orbit, America's space-endurance champ, Scott Kelly, is just a few days away from returning to Earth — and he can't wait.
February 24, 2016 SpaceX will make another attempt to land a rocket on a drone ship SpaceX will attempt another audacious Falcon 9 rocket landing Wednesday after launching the SES-9 communications satellite into orbit. However, the company is downplaying expectations of a successful landing.
February 24, 2016 Mars in three days? NASA touts new propulsion system NASA researchers are working on new laser technology that could allow a craft to reach Mars in as little as three days. Known as photonic propulsion, the system works by using lasers to propel a giant sail.
February 22, 2016 Google this: Israeli scientists eye $20M moon race prize Israeli scientists are confident that their SpaceIL spacecraft will clinch the $20 million Google Lunar XPRIZE to land an unmanned probe on the Moon by the end of next year.
February 22, 2016 Apollo 10 astronauts reported hearing odd 'music' on far side of moon The astronauts who flew the dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing reported hearing mysterious “outer space-type music” while flying behind the moon in May 1969.
February 19, 2016 Virgin Galactic unveils new SpaceShipTwo spaceplane Virgin Galactic unveiled the latest version of its SpaceShipTwo spaceplane Friday.
February 19, 2016 Space station astronauts give huge trash can the boot The International Space Station just got a whole lot tidier.
February 17, 2016 Japan launches mission to study monster black holes, galaxy clusters A space observatory that allows scientists to peer into monster-sized black holes and the remains of titanic explosions of stars was successfully launched by Japan on Wednesday.