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Outer Space
Feb. 22, 2018
Commerce Secretary: The Moon Should Be a ‘Gas Station for Outer Space’
How else will astronauts get a Big Gulp on their way to Mars?
By
Adam K. Raymond
Jan. 31, 2018
The Super Blue Blood Moon Was Highly Photogenic
For the first time 152 years, this rare lunar event was visible in the U.S.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Sept. 15, 2017
NASA’s Cassini Sends a Final Shot of Saturn to Add to Its Incredible Portfolio
Cassini has made plenty of scientific discoveries and taken even more incredible photos over the years.
By
Adam K. Raymond
July 6, 2017
Mike Pence Announces Plan to Put ‘American Boots on the Face of Mars’
The Trump administration wants to make space great again, too.
By
Adam K. Raymond
outer space
Apr. 24, 2017
Astronaut’s Reward for Record Time in Space Is Talking to Trump About Urine
“Better you than me,” said the president upon learning where drinking water comes from on the Space Station.
By
Jen Kirby
Mar. 9, 2017
New NASA Pics Reveal One of Saturn’s Moons Looks Like Ravioli
The space probe Cassini captured these shots as its mission nears the end.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Feb. 2, 2017
An Asteroid Buzzed by Earth Today, the Fourth Near-Miss of the Year
Astronomers keep discovering asteroids just before they whiz by us.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Nov. 4, 2016
Trump Courts Swing Voters With Last-Minute Space Plan
Trump says NASA should focus on deep space exploration, not “politically correct environmental monitoring,” in surprisingly detailed space agenda.
By
Eric Levitz
Aug. 12, 2016
In Case You Missed It, Here’s a Look at This Year’s Perseid Meteor Shower
Outer space’s annual light show.
By
Jen Kirby
July 5, 2016
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Celebrates America’s Birthday in Jupiter’s Orbit
NASA scientists had a better Fourth of July holiday than you.
By
Jen Kirby
outer space
June 1, 2016
Pluto Gets Up Close and Personal in Latest NASA Photos
NASA released close-up new images of the dwarf planet from its New Horizons mission.
By
Jen Kirby
May 11, 2016
NASA Discovers More Than 1,200 New Planets
The Kepler space telescope detects the largest trove of potential new planets to date.
By
Jen Kirby
May 9, 2016
The View From Earth As Mercury Moves Across the Sun
A 13-times-in-a-century event!
By
Jen Kirby
across the universe
Mar. 11, 2016
Here’s What This Week’s Total Solar Eclipse Looked Like From Space
In case you missed it on Earth — which you probably did.
By
Jen Kirby
Mar. 4, 2016
Hubble Sees Galaxy 13.4 Billion Years in Past
The Hubble team
literally
looked back in time.
By
Claire Landsbaum
Nov. 5, 2015
New NASA Evidence Reveals How Mars Became Mars
NASA scientists say they have a strong theory as to why Mars is now an arid wasteland.
By
Jen Kirby
apocalypse how
Mar. 20, 2013
NASA on How to Handle an Impending Meteor: ‘Pray’
Not enough funding for much else, it says.
By
Adam Martin
space think about it
Feb. 20, 2011
Scientists Say There Are Millions of Theoretically Inhabitable Planets in Our Galaxy
An informal census has been conducted.
By
Mike Vilensky
the sports section
May 19, 2010
They Don’t Sell This Gear at Modell’s
Astronaut Garrett Reisman added a little bit of Yankee flair to his suit before making a space walk this week.
By
Chris Rovzar