Space Travel
After a Six-Year Sojourn in Space, Freeze-Dried Mice Sperm Produce Healthy Pups
Scientists say the finding supports the idea that genetic material can be shipped to other worlds to help establish a diversity of life
Trailblazing Pilot Wally Funk Will Go to Space 60 Years After Passing Her Astronaut Tests
Wally Funk, the youngest of the 'Mercury 13,' will join the inaugural crewed flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard capsule
NASA Just Put Doing the Laundry on Astronauts' Chore List
Dirty clothes are currently thrown away, requiring missions where weight is at a premium to bring many pounds of socks, shirts and underwear
If Aliens Exist in These 1,700 Solar Systems, They Can Probably See Earth
Hypothetical alien astronomers orbiting these stars could have seen the sun’s light flicker as Earth passed in front of it
Why Did James Smithson Leave His Fortune to the U.S. and More Questions From Our Readers
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With Two New Missions, NASA Announces Return to Venus by 2030
The projects, DAVINCI+ and VERITAS, will explore the planet's past and Earth's similarities with its sister planet
NASA Is Launching Tardigrades and Baby Squid Into Space
The experiments could help astronauts stay healthy and survive longer outside Earth’s atmosphere
China's Zhurong Rover Lands on Mars
The achievement cements China as a major player in modern space exploration and could soon deliver discoveries about Mars' geology
China Launches First Module of New Space Station Into Orbit
The module is the country's largest spacecraft ever built and marks the first step in building their new space station by 2022
NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter's Next Mission? Mapping the Red Planet From Above
After successful test flights, NASA is expanding Ingenuity’s mission to further explore its abilities as an aerial scout
Twelve Must-Sees When the Smithsonian Reopens Udvar-Hazy Center May 5
The massive showcase facility offers plenty of space for social distance along with plenty of air and space travel history
NASA's Mars Helicopter Completes First Historic Test Flight on Another Planet
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirmed Ingenuity's successful lift off into the Martian sky after receiving data from the Perseverance rover
How Neil Armstrong Avoided Near-Disaster to Make the First Space Docking
Smithsonian curator Michael Neufeld recounts the harrowing details of when Gemini Vlll astronauts faced the first life-threatening, in-flight emergency
How Do Astronauts Spend Their Weekends in Space?
They take time off and practice their hobbies, though that wasn't always the case
What to Expect When Ingenuity Takes Flight This Week on Mars
Nicknamed 'Ginny,' the Mars helicopter is set to take off from the surface of the Red Planet no earlier than April 14
Ingenuity Helicopter Survives Its First Night Alone on Mars
On April 3, 2021, the spacecraft launched from the Perseverance rover and successfully landed on the red planet
Gender-Inclusive Language Puts an End to the Era of 'Manned' Spaceflight
It is time to honor six decades of women's contributions to spaceflight, says the Air and Space Museum, with unbiased verbs like 'crewed' or 'piloted'
How Space Travel Shrank Astronaut Scott Kelly's Heart
While in orbit, the adaptable muscle doesn't need to combat gravity to pump blood
See Astonishing Milky Way Mosaic Image That Took 12 Years to Create
A Finnish astrophotographer created the 1.7 gigapixel image by stitching together photos with a total exposure time of roughly 1,250 hours
Sending DNA From Earth's 6.7 Million Species to the Moon to Safeguard Life
Researchers propose constructing a 'lunar ark' to provide our planet with a 'reset button' in the event of a world-ending catastrophe
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