All Spacebound
- First LookWith latest ISS docking, SpaceX settles into its supply ship role
Now on its 10th re-supply mission, the private space company has become an essential part of the supply lines supporting an increasingly intricate space operation.
- First Look46 years later, Apollo 11 hits the road again
After finding its home at the Smithsonian in Washington for more than four decades, the command module of the historic moon landing spacecraft Apollo 11 is going on 'a road trip.'
- Exoplanet update: Discovery of seven Earth-like planets heats up search for life
Seven newly discovered Earth-sized exoplanets may have the right size and location for life, say scientists – but could life survive their star's harsh ultraviolet radiation?
- First LookSpaceX cargo delivery delayed as Russia launches last mission for historic Soyuz-U
The International Space Station will see two orbiting spacecraft trying to drop off supplies this week.
- First LookWill Britain join the space race?
Some in Parliament are advocating for a British spaceport, but if the country wants to compete in the satellite-launch market, it will have some catching up to do.
- First LookWhy scientists want to revise the definition of 'planet'
A change in phrasing could bring back Pluto – along with over 100 other bodies in our solar system alone.
- SpaceX successfully launches to ISS from Apollo 11 pad
- SpaceX launch on Apollo 11 pad: Private spaceflight takes reins from government
Historic launch pad 39A stands to witness yet another landmark in aerospace history: the transition of space dominance from public to private.
- First LookHunt for Planet 9: how you can help NASA search for brown dwarfs and low-mass stars
The Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 team says that technology is not advanced enough to analyze all of the images from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission. They need the human eye.
- First LookDwarf planet Ceres has organic molecules, widening the hunt for life
Scientists have seen signs of 'pre-biotic compounds' on the nearby dwarf planet Ceres, teasing the possibility of life.
- First LookUAE wants to build Chicago-sized city on Mars by next century
Move over SpaceX. The United Arab Emirates has plans for a large Martian settlement, too.
- First LookFor the record: India launches 104 satellites all at once
Several decades of thrift and perseverance are paying off for the country's space agency.
- First LookResearchers discover 60 new planets: Could you help find the next?
Measuring changes in stars, an international team of astronomers has discovered dozens of new planets. They've made the data public, giving amateur astronomers a chance to find a planet for themselves.
- Mars 2020: Could this be Red Planet round-trip?
Engineers are building NASA's next rover with a return mission in mind. So far, NASA’s four Mars rovers have only covered about 38 miles of the Red Planet.
- SpaceX reignites historic launch pad that sent NASA astronauts to moon
A once-thriving hub of rocket launches at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is ready for its second life.
- Ready to live on Mars? It won't be as easy as you think.
Living in orbit above planet Earth is hard enough, but living on Mars may be nearly impossible.
- Proxima Centauri's 'pale red dot' no Goldilocks planet after all
A new NASA paper dashes hopes that Proxima b, an exoplanet just over four light years away, might be habitable. But the research helps to define what conditions do create that 'just right' environment for life.
- First LookWith latest mission proposal, NASA hopes to find life on Europa
A proposed lander would be the first on-site mission tasked with searching for life since the 1970s.
- With new airlock, International Space Station widens door for commerce
NanoRacks gained an advantage in the 'CubeSat' market by developing new hardware that might have a home on future spacecraft.
- First LookJapanese attempt to unleash 2,300-foot whip on 'space junk' fails
As concerns grow about 'space junk,' a Japanese team tested a device meant to fish debris out of Earth's orbit. But their 700-meter long tether failed to deploy.