Outer Space
One U.S. company's bold plan to mine asteroids flying by Earth
Posted on January 23, 2013, at 1:30 PMDeep Space Industries sees dollar signs in the stars
Behold: The biggest object in the known universe
Posted on January 15, 2013, at 1:15 PMThe Huge-LQG stretches 4 billion light-years across at its longest point
The massive comet that may shine brighter than the moon in 2013
Posted on January 14, 2013, at 3:35 PMAstronomers are geeking out over a streaking object called ISON
NASA's search for another Earth narrows: Meet our closest twin yet
Posted on January 11, 2013, at 2:10 PMMeet KOI 172.02 — a potentially wet exoplanet just a tiny bit bigger than our own
The 900-foot asteroid flying by Earth on Wednesday
Posted on January 9, 2013, at 4:50 PMMeet Apophis — a giant space rock named after an Egyptian demon
5 fictional ways to go very fast in space
Posted on January 9, 2013, at 3:55 PMSpace operas would be pretty boring without some way to go very far, very fast
Wanted: Astronauts for a one-way trip to Mars
Posted on January 9, 2013, at 2:42 PMA non-profit organization starts a global search to find candidates willing to settle on the Red Planet... indefinitely
The perils of sleeping in space
Posted on January 8, 2013, at 4:27 PMWhat's it like to sleep in a windowless spaceship with five other people breathing down your neck?
NASA's bizarre plan to drag an asteroid into the moon's orbit
Posted on January 3, 2013, at 4:05 PMWhy send astronauts to a far-off asteroid when we can just bring one back?
Are cosmic rays giving astronauts Alzheimer's?
Posted on January 2, 2013, at 10:20 AMNew research suggests space radiation may lead to the degeneration of astronauts' brains
Did Neil Armstrong mislead the world about his 'one small step' line?
Posted on December 31, 2012, at 2:08 PMThe famed quote wasn't quite so spontaneous after all, at least according to the late astronaut's brother
How we'd really deal with an Armageddon-sized asteroid
Posted on December 21, 2012, at 11:03 AMHint: We probably wouldn't nuke it
NASA's next-generation spacesuit: Inspired by Buzz Lightyear?
Posted on December 20, 2012, at 3:45 PMThe space agency reveals a prototype for its first new suit in 20 years. And it looks awfully familiar...
What the dark side of Saturn looks like
Posted on December 19, 2012, at 5:12 PMNASA's Cassini spacecraft captures the gas giant from an unusual angle, making for one haunting photograph
WATCH: Eerie video of Earth's glowing cities — from space
Posted on December 6, 2012, at 11:15 AMBehold: "Black Marble"
Next up for NASA: Another rover on Mars by 2020
Posted on December 5, 2012, at 12:27 PMThe space agency plans to follow up Curiosity with a shiny new space lab within the next decade
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