Destinations : Discovery News

The Complex Beauty of Solar System Navigation

Posted by Mark Thompson Thu Dec 15, 2011 04:21 PM ET | 0

So you want to fly to another planet? Well, you'd better prepare for a roller-coaster ride. Read more

Jet Packs Rule, Say Deep-Sea Astronauts

Posted Wed Oct 26, 2011 02:32 PM ET | 0

Sixty-five feet below the Atlantic, astronauts are simulating maneuvers around an asteroid. Read more

10 Unusual Tourist Attractions: Photos

Posted Wed Jul 6, 2011 07:12 AM ET | 0

Looking for something entirely out of the ordinary? Explore some of the these unusual tourist attractions. Read more

Shark Zone: A Refuge Where Predators and Tourists Mix

Posted Tue Mar 9, 2010 09:20 PM ET | 0

The Maldives government has banned shark fishing in its 35,000 square miles of sovereign waters. Read more

Weather Satellite Tracks Whales, Birds to Boot : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:24 PM ET

A new satellite includes instruments that can track migrating animals, collect ocean temperature data from buoys and assist search-and-rescue efforts. Read more

NASA Has Plan B to Launch U.S. to Moon: Discovery News

Posted Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:44 AM ET

NASA has a backup plan to launch crew and cargo to the moon, reduce the gap between shuttle retirement and a replacement ship's debut, and save taxpayers billions of dollars. Read more

Fake Skin on Moon Probe to Study Radiation: Discovery News

Posted Fri Jun 19, 2009 07:53 AM ET

NASA embarks on a landmark mission of lunar exploration this week with the launch of probes to scout for water sources and landing sites, in a bid to lead humanity back on the first visit to the moon since 1972. Read more

Space Torso Reveals Cancer Risk for Astronauts: Discovery News

Posted Fri May 29, 2009 11:10 AM ET

Radiation detectors laced into dummy torsos that flew aboard the International Space Station bear sobering news for NASA and other agencies that want send humans to Mars: Houston, there is a problem. Read more

Avalanches Rumble on Mars at Spring : Discovery News

Posted Fri Nov 7, 2008 07:53 AM ET

Billowing down the cliffs of the red planet, scientists have spotted a strangely Earth-like phenomenon -- snowy avalanches near Mars' north pole. Read more

Mars Phoenix Probe in 'Hospice' Mode : Discovery News

Posted Wed Nov 5, 2008 05:10 AM ET

After a five-month stint at the Martian north pole, Phoenix ends a troubled but fruitful mission. Read more

Human Migration Patterns Get Global Forecast : Discovery News

Posted Tue Sep 30, 2008 06:59 AM ET

It was competition for wives, not better ships, that set off the violent Viking Age, according to new research. Read more

Venomous Lionfish Prowls Fragile Caribbean Waters : Discovery News

Posted Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:38 PM ET

The invasive red lionfish is wreaking ecological havoc in delicate Caribbean waters. Read more

Cassini Starts Saturn Grad School : Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Thu Jul 3, 2008 05:24 AM ET

After a four-year tour of Saturn and more than 150,000 images, the Cassini probe is ready for round two. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel : Making a Telescope on the Moon

Posted Mon Jun 9, 2008 05:31 AM ET

A NASA scientist has a practical idea for building a telescope on the moon. Rather than flying one there, use the lunar soil to make one on site. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Mon Jan 7, 2008 10:22 AM ET

Tiny nerves crisscrossing the spine can bypass crippling injuries recently written off as irreversible, scientists reported in a study published Monday. Read more