Space Exploration
Oct 29, 2019
Air Force's mystery space plane lands, ends 2-year mission
The Air Force's mystery space plane is back on Earth, following a record-breaking two-year mission.
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Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2019
NASA and SpaceX hope for manned mission to ISS in early 2020
SpaceX could launch US astronauts to the International Space Station as early as next year if tests on the company's long-delayed Crew Dragon capsule prove conclusive, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said Thursday.
Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2019
Dusty vacuums may be astronauts' biggest health risk
Human lungs have proven to be remarkably adaptable to life in space, but dust may their biggest challenge, even greater than the lack of gravity, according to a leading aerospace medicine expert, writing in the Medical Journal ...
Astronomy
Aug 27, 2019
Video: The latest look at 'first light' from Chandra
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured many spectacular images of cosmic phenomena over its two decades of operations, but perhaps its most iconic is the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A.
Space Exploration
Aug 22, 2019
India has it right: nations either aim for the moon or get left behind in the space economy
India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft has settled into lunar orbit, ahead of its scheduled moon landing on September 7. If it succeeds India will join a very select club, now comprising the former Soviet Union, the United States ...
Space Exploration
Aug 21, 2019
Spaceflight consistently affects the gut
A new Northwestern University study discovered that spaceflight—both aboard a space shuttle or the International Space Station (ISS)—has a consistent effect on the gut microbiome
Astronomy
Jul 23, 2019
Chandra X-ray observatory celebrates its 20th anniversary
On July 23, 1999, the Space Shuttle Columbia blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center carrying the Chandra X-ray Observatory. In the two decades that have passed, Chandra's powerful and unique X-ray eyes have contributed ...
Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2019
The exploration of space in 10 key dates
From the Soviet Union's pioneering satellite to the first man on the Moon 50 years ago, here are 10 key dates in space exploration.
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2019
Researchers find incarcerated juveniles still optimistic about future
A new study by Florida State University researchers taps into the vastly unexplored area of incarcerated juvenile visitation, and their findings might not be what most expect.
Automotive
Jul 11, 2019
Feds: Truck driver likely caused self-driving shuttle crash
A collision between an experimental self-driving shuttle and a semi in downtown Las Vegas was probably the truck driver's fault, but the shuttle operator didn't have quick access to a controller that could have honked the ...
