Astronauts may be hitching rides on commercial spaceships by 2014.
STS-130 starts its mission to deliver components to the space station.
Was that a UFO sighting... or a fake? James Williams asks an expert hoaxer.
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Astronauts may be hitching rides on commercial spaceships by 2014. Read more
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Enceladus' icy plumes glow as the small moon passes in front of the sun from Cassini's point of view in 2007 (NASA) Saturn's moon Enceladus contains a large body of water under its surface, new research has confirmed. This has ... Read more
Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon Feb 8, 2010 03:03 PM ET | 0
The Super Bowl is over, the Saints won, but most importantly, were the commercials any good? (Is it me, or is Danica Patrick wearing less and less clothing every year?) On Friday I gave a brief rundown of some of ... Read more
Posted Mon Feb 8, 2010 06:54 AM ET | 0
Satellite images from the massive Nor'easter that dumped incredible amounts of snow over the mid-Atlantic. Read more
Posted Mon Feb 8, 2010 05:30 AM ET | 0
Space Shuttle Endeavour successfully launches on the second attempt to deliver a new segment and observation deck to the International Space Station. Read more
Posted by Ray Villard Sun Feb 7, 2010 10:50 AM ET | 0
When Hubble Space Telescope first photographed the strange comet-like object p/2010 a2 I just knew it would get attention among the X-Files crowd. The "X" pattern of dust debris, presumably from an asteroid collision, is simply arresting. Last week's... Read more
Posted Sun Feb 7, 2010 02:22 AM ET | 0
NASA planned to try and launch Endeavour on Monday morning when weather predictions were somewhat better. Read more
Posted by Irene Klotz Fri Feb 5, 2010 04:10 PM ET | 0
The White House's proposed NASA budget draws on lessons learned from the past and could change the future of the space program. Read more
Posted by Ian O'Neill Fri Feb 5, 2010 03:53 PM ET | 0
As the Super Bowl weekend begins, excitement (or dread) is building for the infamous Super Bowl commercials that will grace our screens at half time. I'm hoping there might be one or two space-themed ads. Last year, the tire company ... Read more
Posted Fri Feb 5, 2010 02:13 PM ET | 0
Cutting-edge robots, recently unveiled by NASA and General Motors, will work next to humans on Earth and in space. Jorge Ribas reports on the twin machines dubbed Robonaut 2. Watch video
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Take a look back at this week's top stories in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. Read more
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Leroy Chiao, member of the Augustine Commission, shares his excitement for the future of U.S. human spaceflight and how companies are now taking the lead. Read more
Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Thu Feb 4, 2010 08:04 PM ET | 0
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the amazing sounds of Saturn's rings, and how they have inspired composers to create their own "music of the spheres." Apparently the supernovae were feeling a little left out. This week brings ... Read more
Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Thu Feb 4, 2010 07:44 PM ET | 0
It's been a good long while since the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in mid-air a few minutes after launch on January 28, 1986, killing all the astronauts (and one schoolteacher) aboard. Now some new homemade footage of the crash has ... Read more
Posted Thu Feb 4, 2010 01:00 PM ET | 0
Using the power of Hubble and four years of intensive image processing, we now have an unprecedented view of Pluto's surface. Surprisingly, the dwarf planet appears to have a lot more in common with Earth and Mars than previously thought. Read more
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