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October 21, 2015

The hypersonic spaceplanes of yesteryear

A host of science fiction writers have explored hypersonic travel, as did Walter Dornberger, former director of the V-2 program at Peenemunde in Germany, in 1956.

October 21, 2015

The day the room went silent: NASA design engineer remembers Columbia explosion

We were the design engineers, and we knew the space shuttle better than anyone. We were just there in case something out of the ordinary occurred. On Feb. 1, 2003, that鈥檚 exactly what happened.

October 21, 2015

Ten years since space shuttle Columbia and crew lost; motherless boy now young man, skydiver

NASA lost the space shuttle Columbia 10 years ago Friday and 12 children lost a parent.

October 21, 2015

Air Force sends mystery mini-shuttle back to space

The Air Force launched the unmanned spacecraft Tuesday aboard an Atlas V rocket -- it's the second flight for this original X-37B spaceplane.

October 21, 2015

At far side of solar system, Voyager 1 discovers new region of space

NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977 and now the most distant human-made object from the sun, at about 11 billion miles, has entered a new region at the edge of the solar system it is close to exiting forever.

October 21, 2015

Soyuz spacecraft launches 32 fish, hippo to space station

A Soyuz rocket launched an American astronaut, two Russian cosmonauts and 32 small fish into orbit early Tuesday morning.

October 21, 2015

Thanksgiving in zero-g: Space station astronauts enjoy 'traditional' dishes

Like most Americans back on the ground, astronauts aboard the International Space Station will celebrate Thanksgiving with a feast: NASA food scientists have created zero-g versions of classic Thanksgiving dishes for this week's celebration.

October 21, 2015

Scientists discover Earth鈥檚 鈥楽tar Trek鈥�-style invisible shield

A team of scientists led by the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered an invisible 鈥淪tar Trek鈥�-style shield that blocks so-called 鈥渒iller electrons鈥� 7,200 miles above Earth.

October 21, 2015

European Space Agency releases first picture from comet surface

The European Space Agency has released the first picture taken by the Philae landing probe from the surface of a comet after determining that the craft had stabilized following a tension-filled landing.聽

October 21, 2015

Comet landing: Scientists unsure about Philae probe鈥檚 location

The European Space Agency鈥檚 Philae lander bounced twice before finally settling on 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, leaving scientists uncertain about its exact location. Settled in the shadow of a cliff, there are also fears that the probe's useful lifetime could be significantly less than anticipated.