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October 20, 2015

Boeing passes second key test for NASA space taxi flights in 2017

The private spaceflight company Boeing is on its way toward launching astronauts to space for NASA by 2017.

October 20, 2015

8 most important spaceflight stories of 2014

From accidents to soaring daredevils to space capsules, 2014 was a big year in spaceflight.

October 20, 2015

SpaceX delays space station delivery until January, extra tests needed for Falcon rocket

The space station astronauts will have to wait until next month for their Christmas delivery.

October 20, 2015

SpaceX will try to land rocket on floating ocean platform next week

SpaceX will apparently attempt something truly epic during next week's cargo launch to the International Space Station.

October 20, 2015

Private Mars colony project wants help choosing 2018 lander experiments

You can help choose one of the science payloads that a Mars colonization effort will launch toward the Red Planet in 2018.

October 20, 2015

'Interstellar' science: Is wormhole travel possible?

Sci-fi fans who hope humanity can one day zoom to distant corners of the universe via wormholes, as astronauts do in the recent film "Interstellar," shouldn't hold their breath.

October 20, 2015

Results of European comet lander's experiments due Monday

A first evaluation of the data that comet lander Philae sent to the European Space Center before its depleted batteries forced it to go silent will be released Monday, the German aeronautics and space research center said.

October 20, 2015

Private rocket explosion sparks investigation by NASA, Orbital Sciences

The explosion of a commercial Antares rocket just seconds after lifting off from Virginia's Eastern Shore Tuesday night has touched off an in-depth investigation into the launch failure by NASA and the rocket's builder, the Orbital Sciences Corporation.

October 20, 2015

Failed NASA launch puts Soviet-era Russian rockets in the spotlight

The explosion of an unmanned U.S. rocket to the International Space Station late Tuesday has shone a spotlight on America’s reliance on overseas space hardware, some of which dates back to Soviet era Russia.

October 20, 2015

Space robot arm tech could help surgeons operate on kids

The technology powering robotic arms in space could be used to perform minor surgeries for children on Earth.