Space Travel
Japan's Experiment to Calculate an Asteroid's Age Was a Smashing Success
The spacecraft Hayabusa2 hurled a four-pound copper ball toward the asteroid's surface at about 4,500 miles an hour to create an artificial crater
Ten Trends That Will Shape Science in the Decade Ahead
Medicine gets trippy, solar takes over, and humanity—finally, maybe—goes back to the moon
The Most Cratered Object in the Asteroid Belt Looks Like a Golf Ball
Pallas's odd orbit sends it crashing through the asteroid belt, colliding with other objects along the way
Félicette, the First Cat in Space, Finally Gets a Memorial
Last month, a team unveiled a bronze statue honoring the feline, who launched on a suborbital mission in 1963
The First Cookies Baked in Space Have Returned to Earth
They took up to 130 minutes to bake, but the cookies could help scientists make future space missions a little more palatable
Astronaut Christina Koch Breaks Record for Longest Spaceflight by a Woman
By the end of her mission in February, Koch will have spent 328 days in space
Three Things to Know About Europe's New Exoplanet Space Telescope
CHEOPS is the first exoplanet satellite devoted specifically to learning more about the thousands of planets we have already found
The Smithsonian's Ten Splashiest New Acquisitions of 2019
This year marks the arrival of a brilliant diamond, a hybrid space rocket, exciting paintings and two darling clouded leopard cubs
Amateur Astronomer Locates India's Moon Lander Crash Site
After blipping out of contact in September, India’s Vikram lander has now been found strewn across the lunar surface
Ten Smithsonian Artifacts You Can 3-D Print
The list includes Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit, an Abraham Lincoln life mask and a coral skeleton
First Global Map of Saturn's Moon Titan Reveals Secrets of Earth's 'Deranged' Twin
The map showcases the planet's flat plains, sand dunes, hilly terrain and lakes full of liquid methane
How to Watch Mercury’s Rare Transit Across the Sun
Step one: Protect your eyes
With a 'Zero G' Oven, Astronauts Can Have Their Cookies, but They Can't Eat Them Too
The experimental Zero G oven will be able to bake one cookie at a time, and it's possible the treats may come out as cookie balls or cylinders
NASA Celebrates Halloween With These Interstellar Horror Posters
The artwork highlights the weird world of exoplanets where it rains glass and planets circle zombie stars
Watch the First All-Female Spacewalk
Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will exit the International Space Station to replace a power controller that failed last weekend
What Will Humans Eat on Mars?
Planetary scientist Kevin Cannon talks about the logistics of feeding a population of one million on the Red Planet
Why Astronauts Are Mixing Cement Aboard the International Space Station
Experiments show that cement will set in space, but moon colonists may have to tweak the mixture to make it work in low gravity
India Locates Lost Lunar Lander but Struggles to Reestablish Contact
The Vikram spacecraft went offline minutes before it was scheduled to touch down near the south pole of the moon
China Claims Lunar Rover Found a Gel-Like Substance on the Moon
Experts suspect the material may be glass created during a meteorite impact
Astronauts Test Out Their Sleek New SpaceX Flight Suits
The SpaceX designed pressure suits are more form fitting and maneuverable than the Space Shuttle's orange suits
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