Space Exploration
Independent Filmmaker Wants to Kickstart America’s Space Program
"If Kennedy said 'we will go to the Moon...some time before the century ends,' what is... what is that? That's…
Don Pettit: Astronaut, Mr. Science, Space Gardner and Astrophotographer Extraordinaire
After completing 193 days in space as a member of the Expedition 30 and 31 crews, astronaut Don Pettit returned…
Design for a Long Duration, Deep Space Mission Habitat
Caption: The integrated vehicle stack for a deep space human mission concept. Credit: NASA There are all sorts of details…
A Call to Action: We Must Explore
Our friend Andrew Chaikin is passionate about space exploration and like many, is concerned about the budget cuts that threaten…
We Really Hope ET is Out There, But There’s Not Enough Scientific Evidence, Researchers Say
[/caption] For many of us who grew up listening to Carl Sagan, watching robotic spacecraft travel to other worlds, and…
Russia To Try Again For Phobos-Grunt?
[/caption] Russia says "eish odin ras"* for its Mars moon lander mission, according to Roscomos chief Vladimir Popovkin. If the European…
Voyager Mission Is Cooling Its Jets
[/caption] Or, more appropriately, Voyager 1 is cooling its instruments. To help conserve power, the mission managers at NASA have…
The Next Generation of Robotic Space Explorers – Powered by Bacteria!
[/caption] As technology advances, a lot of the gadgets and other things we use keep getting smaller, lighter and thinner.…
Our Picks of Best Space and Astronomy Images from 2011
[/caption] 2011 was a picturesque year! The year brought us new discoveries, a new supernova, the end of an era…
Missions that Weren’t: NASA’s Manned Mission to Venus
[/caption] In the mid-1960s, before any Apollo hardware had flown with a crew, NASA was looking ahead and planning its…