October 20, 2015 Manned Mars missions could threaten Red Planet life Humanity has long dreamed of putting boots on Mars, but those boots have the potential to stomp all over any lifeforms that may exist on the Red Planet.
October 20, 2015 SpaceX Dragon blasts off to International Space Station  A commercial cargo ship rocketed into orbit Sunday in pursuit of the International Space Station, the first of a dozen supply runs under a mega-contract with NASA.
October 20, 2015 Smithsonian launches crowdfunding campaign to save Neil Armstrong's spacesuit from moonwalk The National Air and Space Museum is launching a crowdfunding campaign to conserve the spacesuit Neil Armstrong wore on the moon.
October 20, 2015 One man's ashes will fly by Pluto on Tuesday On Feb. 18, 1930, a young astronomer poring over a series of images of the sky, taken from a telescope at Arizona's Lowell Observatory, spotted movement among some 150,000 stars, reports Space.com.
October 20, 2015 Pluto just 4 weeks, 20 million miles away for NASA's New Horizons spacecraft; flyby on July 14 NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is at Pluto's doorstep, following an incredible journey of nine years and 3 billion miles.
October 20, 2015 Comet lander Philae awakes from hibernation The comet lander Philae has awoken from a seven-month hibernation and managed to communicate with Earth for more than a minute, the European Space Agency said Sunday.
October 20, 2015 SpaceX shipment arrives at space station, brings first espresso maker in orbit from Italy The SpaceX supply ship arrived at the International Space Station on Friday morning, delivering the world's first espresso machine designed exclusively for astronauts.
October 20, 2015 NASA's Dawn spacecraft prepares to get up close and personal with dwarf planet Ceres A NASA spacecraft is preparing to rendezvous with the largest object in the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter.
October 20, 2015 SpaceX supply ship arrives at space station with groceries, belated Christmas presents A shipment of much-needed groceries and belated Christmas presents has finally arrived at the International Space Station.
October 20, 2015 SpaceX scraps early morning launch to International Space Station SpaceX has called off its flight to the International Space Station.