How NASA Is Prepping Its New Megarocket to Shoot for the Moon in 2019
It’s going to be a busy year for engineers who are building NASA’s new Space Launch System (SLS)…
Five questions about NASA’s plans to visit an alien world in 2069
Earlier this month, New Scientist reported that NASA has plans in the works to visit Alpha Centauri. While…
How we’ll nap our way to Mars
This is what real suspended animation will look like. Imagine a road trip that lasts six months—no pit…
Secret weapon for space travelers: A steady diet of TV?
No one knows for sure what a long-range space journey will be like for the people on board.…
Lockheed Martin Reveals Plans for Sending Humans to Mars
A commercial effort to get humans into orbit around Mars in the late 2020s now includes a sleek…
Why Would Anyone Invest in Interstellar Travel?
Alien, Avatar and Passengers are science fiction blockbusters with one thing in common. No, it’s not the earnings…
Florida startup boldly sets sights on moon
Florida startup Moon Express is setting its sights high: ambitiously shooting to become the first private company to…
A Vehicle Like This Will One Day Go to Mars
Forty-one years ago this week, NASA’s Viking 1 spacecraft touched down on the surface of Mars on July…