All eyes will be on the Rosetta comet-chasing probe when it flies by Earth on Friday – a past fly-by revealed a mysterious speed boost that general relativity cannot explain.
The world is not coming to an end on December 21, 2012, the US space agency insisted Monday in a rare campaign to dispel widespread rumors fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie.\\r\\r
In the past you had to undergo years of schooling and become somewhat of a \"rocket scientist.\" And, well, that’s a lot of work and can really be a drag. However, what if there were an easier way to get into space, you know, simply by paying your way there?
The odd story of NASA\'s unused wingless escape vehicle for the International Space Station is finally over. The prototype X-38, a 7-person, unpowered, totally automatic lifeboat, was officially laid to rest at the Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland, Nebraska last weekend. Canceled in 2002 by the Bush Administration.
Legendary space industry engineer Thomas J. O\'Malley, 94, died Friday evening, shortly after a phone call from Mercury astronaut and former U.S. Sen. John Glenn, whom O\'Malley launched into space in 1962 by pushing a button.
Astronomy | Today is Carl Sagan\'s 75th birthday. It would be nice if he were still around to send him the greeting personally, but sadly, he died too young...
The \"2012\" viral marketing campaign managed to stir legitimate concerns over humanity\'s ability to survive a possible extinction event. There\'s no such thing as the Institute for Human Continuity, but that doesn\'t mean real scientists haven\'t thought long and hard about the survival of the human race.