BERLIN – The European Space Agency says its Beagle-2 lander, which had been lost on Mars since 2003, has been…
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Huge asteroid to fly past Earth this month
A big asteroid will cruise by Earth at the end of the month, making its closest approach to our planet…
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NASA eyes monster hurricane on Saturn
Spectacular new images from a NASA spacecraft orbiting Saturn have captured the most detailed views ever of an enormous hurricane…
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NASA shoots lasers at the moon, sets new communication speed record
They set their phasers to “chat.” NASA used laser beams to transfer data over the 239,000 miles to and from…
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Giant Mars crater shows evidence of lake … and maybe life?
New photos of a huge crater on Mars suggest water may lurk in crevices under the planet’s surface, hinting that…
Read MoreMars rover Curiosity’s tracks seen from space
The Red Planet ramblings of NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity are clearly visible in a new image snapped by a sharp-eyed…
Read MoreNASA’s next Mars rover to search for E.T. in 2020
NASA’s next Mars rover should hunt for signs of past Red Planet life and collect samples for eventual return to…
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NASA tests vintage Apollo 11 rocket engine for ideas for new US missions
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Like vinyl records and skinny ties, good things eventually come back around. At NASA, that means looking…
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Space suit issue leads to delay of second spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronauts removed an old space station pump Saturday, sailing through the first of a series of…
Read MoreIt’s confirmed! Black holes do come in medium sizes
Black holes do indeed come in three sizes: small, medium and extra large, a new study suggests. Astronomers have studied…
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