DARPA wants to launch rapid payloads into space on a whim
The DARPA Launch Challenge aims to demonstrate the ability to launch payloads to orbit on extremely short notice, with no prior...
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Space: humanity’s new construction site
Construction is no longer confined to our celestial body, Earth, as space becomes prime real estate for those rich and...
NASA Cassini probe to go out with a blast after 20 years, plunging into Saturn’s atmosphere
Cassini, a probe sent by NASA in 1997 to study Saturn and its 2 moons, Titan and Enceladus - is...
Why PayPal Galactic isn’t so far out of this world
Space dollars or PayPal Galactic? There may only be a dozen people in space, but they may soon have their own currency.
Tiny meteorite puts a huge dent in the Lunar surface
A tiny meteorite has made a huge impact on the Lunar surface and NASA is currently hunting for it.
In space everyone can hear you flush the toilet
How do you flush a toilet in space? From the sounds of it, very carefully. Commander Chris Hadfield reveals more of life on the International Space Station
I’ve got a bad feeling about this: Obama Administration says no to building a Death Star
The Obama Administration has refused a petition that would have required it to build a fully operational Death Star by 2016.
Google updates its Crisis Response Map to show the spread of NSW bush fires
Google has updated its crisis response map to show the latest data about the bush fires spreading through New South Wales in Australia.
How does NASA drive the Curiosity Rover on Mars?
It's 204 million miles away, so how does NASA drive the Curiosity Rover on Mars? This video from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory explains.
Google brings NASA’s Black Marble to Google Maps in amazing detail
Google has created a unique Google Map of NASA's amazing Black Marble image which allows you to explore the Earth at night in amazing detail.
From 1972 to 2012 – each of NASA’s Blue Marble images together
Watch NASA's three Blue Marble, including its latest Black Marble, images animated and see more about how they were created.
NASA’s Black Marble image shows how stunning the Earth is at night
NASA updates its Blue Marble image to show the Earth at night. Black Marble is a stunning view of man's impact on the planet.
NASA site helps answer the question, when will the ISS be overhead, with email/sms alerts
A new NASA website will help star gazers and space photographers find out when the International Space Station will be overhead by issuing sms and email alerts.
That’s not a UFO! It’s just a Japanese satellite flashing a Morse code message from space
Earth is about to receive its first visible communication from space - after the Japanese launched their Niwaka satellite which will flash Morse code messages back to Earth next month.
NASA’s Curiosity Rover might have found “first potentially habitable environment” on Mars
NASA's Curiosity Rover has found evidence of fast flowing and regular streams on Mars, which might give the rover a good chance of finding life in the area.
1.6 million tweets in 24 hours remember Neil Armstrong
Twitter releases a visualisation of the 1.6 million tweets that were sent in memoriam of Neil Armstrong in the 24 following his death.
The first man on the Moon, Neil Armstrong dies, aged 82
The family of the first man on the Moon, Neil Armstrong, has announced his death, aged 82.
NASA’s animated gif shows Curiosity’s #wigglewigglewiggle ahead of its first movements on Mars
An official NASA animated gif shows off Curiosity's "#wigglewigglewiggle" ahead of the Martian rover's first movements on the Red Planet.
Before & After: How did Curiosity’s landing compare to NASA’s expectations
We know what NASA wanted to happen when it landed its Curiosity Rover on Mars but here's what it looked like when it did. Awesome.
How the hell is NASA going to get its Curiosity Rover on Mars? #video
Watch the crazy way NASA plans on landing its Curiosity Rover on Mars.
