All Spacebound
When NASA moves out of low Earth orbit, will private companies move in?NASA is urging private companies to take advantage of the International Space Station while they still can.
NASA first: Zinnia flower blooms aboard space stationSuccessfully growing flowers in space brings explorers one step closer to growing fresh produce on long space missions.
Flyby of intriguing Saturn moon shows how search for life is evolvingThe Cassini probe zipped through the icy plumes of Enceladus Wednesday, looking for evidence that the moon's hidden sea is habitable. The search for life in the solar system is increasingly pointing to new and less-accessible destinations.
Astronauts sample space lettuce for first timeEarlier this month, astronauts aboard the International Space Station harvested a crop of romaine lettuce and sampled it.
