NASA’s ‘blue collar robot’ may help astronauts colonize Mars
NASA is developing methods to support massless exploration, beginning with resource processing plants on the Moon and Mars.
Mars’ largest meteorite perfectly recreated by 3D printing
A 3D printing company is using its additive manufacturing technology to create an accurate replica of a meteorite, located 34 million miles from Earth.
NASA breaks formation flying space record with Magnetospheric Multiscale mission
NASA breaks formation flying space record by arranging for its MMS satellites flying only 4.5 miles apart.
SpaceX shares preliminary findings for Amos-6 satellite, rocket explosion
SpaceX released a statement on the preliminary findings of the investigation into what cause the Amos-9 mission failure.
Cornell’s water-powered CubeSat could be the future of space exploration
At NASA’s Cube Quest Challenge, Cornell University’s Cislunar Explorers aim to send its innovative water-powered satellite in orbit around the moon.
Study: Doomed stars emit cosmic ‘echoes’ while devoured by black holes
Astronomers may soon be able to detect black holes better by following flares of light "echoed" through cosmic dust, according to two recent studies.
Hopeful Martians can now visit the Red Planet via Microsoft's HoloLens
NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is currently hosting Destination: Mars, an exhibit that uses a Microsoft HoloLens to send visitors to the Red Planet.
Space travel in stasis is coming sooner than you think
SpaceWorks and NASA have teamed up to develop a way to induce a state of stasis for astronauts on long space travel missions.
Hubble Space Telescope image shows a 4.5-billion-year-old comet coming apart
Earlier this year, we bore witness to the destruction of a 4.5-billion-year-old comet. Or at least, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope saw it happen.
How big is the universe? Attempting to answer one of astronomy’s most complex questions
The universe is a big place, but do we really know how big? Scientists think they do, and use an array of methods to figure it out. Here are our CliffNotes.
Watch live: NASA hosts virtual tour and Q&A for its asteroid capture mission
Today at 3 p.m. EST, NASA will host a Facebook Live event to outline its mission, conduct a Q&A, and take participants on a virtual tour.
Mars Curiosity rover sends back pictures of the ‘American Southwest’ of Mars
The Curiosity rover continues to send back stunning images of the planet's surface, including a region that may look vaguely familiar to some of us.
A NASA probe is headed to a nearby asteroid, and will bring part of it back to Earth
The OSIRIS-REx mission is heading to the asteroid Bennu, and in July 2020 would scoop up some asteroid dust to be returned to earth three years later.
Astronomers spot asteroid just two days before it comes within 25K miles of Earth
If it weren’t for careful inspection from a team of astronomers at the Catalina Sky Survey, we may not have even noticed the asteroid, 2016 RB1.
Hubble captures best image yet of our closest binaries, Alpha Centauri A and B
The most recent image of Alpha Centauri isn't the most detailed in the telescope's catalog, but it’s the brightest and best image of the star system yet.
Juno images reveal that Jupiter’s poles are unlike anything NASA imagined
Dipping 2,500 miles above Jupiter’s clouds, the Juno spacecraft snapped the first images of the gas giant's north pole during a fly-by on August 27.
An android that was designed to test NASA's spacesuits will be sold to the highest bidder
PDAD was a 230-lb, life-sized android equipped with torque sensors and wiring to monitor what effects the spacesuit would have on the human body.
A teenager may select the site where NASA’s next Mars Rover lands
It's not every day that NASA allows a teenager to potentially pick the landing site for the next Mars Rover.
NASA's EmDrive thruster just took an important leap forward
NASA's futuristic, physics-defying EmDrive thruster has just taken an important leap toward silencing its critics.
Spitzer telescope lasted longer than expected, but its mission isn't done yet
More than a decade after its launch, the Spitzer Space Telescope still captures and transmits beautiful data about the cosmos.
Juno’s closest Jupiter flyby captured highest resolution images of the planet
The flyby was the closest a spacecraft has ever been to Jupiter and marked the first time Juno had each of its instruments directed at the planet.
NASA’s Mars rover shoots a 360 photo that looks curiously like Earth
Mars may be more familiar than we think -- at least in photos. A recent 360 photo shot by NASA's Curiosity rover shows messes like the southern U.S.
NASA preps for seven-year journey to sample a near-Earth asteroid
You can add asteroid retrieval to NASA's repertoire of space exploration skills as the space agency prepares to embark on a seven-year sampling mission.
In exactly one year, we’ll bear witness to the “Great American Total Solar Eclipse”
Get your sunglasses ready. There's a giant solar eclipse headed our way, and it's slated to be the biggest and best ... ever.
Watch astronauts install a “gateway to the future” on the International Space Station
Two American astronauts, Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins, will exit the International Space Station on Friday to install a specialized parking spot.
NASA will hand over the ISS to a private company in about a decade
Digital Trends confirmed that NASA hopes to hand over the keys of the International Space Station to a commercial owner within 10 years.
One giant leap for robots: NASA opens Space Robotics Challenge registration
The first astronaut to step foot on Mars may be greeted by a robot. At least that’s NASA’s plan with its Space Robotics Challenge.
Glowing pink Pepto Bismol-colored planes? Yep, NASA has them
It's unicorns and bubble gum at NASA as the space agency douses its planes in pink for aerodynamic studies.
Friday’s docking adapter installation will allow International Space Station to receive visitors
NASA has detailed plans to install a new dock on the International Space Station later this week. It will be broadcast live for earthbound enthusiasts..
‘Can I borrow your pickup?’ NASA needs help moving an asteroid
NASA wants to capture an asteroid and drag it back to Earth within the next decade, but yesterday said it will need some help to do so.
AI ‘guardian angel’ may help firefighters keep their cool in burning buildings
Firefighters undergo rigorous training before responding to their first call but they still aren’t superhuman.
Elon Musk landed his sixth Falcon 9 rocket after launching a satellite into orbit
After taking off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the Falcon 9 was tasked — and succeeded — with launching a satellite into geostationary transfer orbit