Jun 04
When the space shuttle Discovery lifted off Saturday, it left some serious destruction in its wake.
Jun 04
Outside scrutiny of China has, understandably, been muted in the weeks following the Sichuan earthquake. But a new battle of strength between Asia’s emerging superpower and the US is fast emerging - in the skies. In comments reported this week, Chinese military bigwigs have warned that an arms race in space is “unstoppable”.
Jun 04
How sober do you need to be to fly the shuttle, anyway? We’ve sent dogs, monkeys, spiders, and even fruit flies into space, so how hard can it be?
Jun 04
The universe is expanding at an ever-increasing rate, with something that astronomers call dark energy appearing to push is apart faster than gravity call pull it together.
Jun 04
Taking a vocal stance on NASA and exploration that is visionary yet fiscally responsible might play very well to a populace weary of issues that deal only with negatives, such as war and the economy. We really need a hero these days, and spaceflight is one of those few areas Americans can point to with ready, justifiable pride.
Jun 04
Astronomers searching for distant supernovae to probe dark energy have unwittingly stumbled upon two odd objects in our own solar system
Jun 04
Connecting the Pipe Nebula to the bright star Antares is a flowing dark cloud nicknamed the Dark River. The murkiness of the Dark River is caused by absorption of background starlight by dust, although the nebula contains mostly hydrogen and molecular gas.
Jun 04
Soil shows white flecks that could be ice or salt, scientists say
Jun 04
Astronomers have long believed that our galaxy possesses four spiral arms, but two have failed to turn up in a new star survey
Jun 04
Mission controllers want extra time to master the art of remotely scooping soil with a robotic shovel
