Now we know where some “rogue” planets come from

Back to the Moon by 2025?

Until you take a long view, it’s difficult to appreciate just how far we’ve come in only 60 years

A small handful of rocky planets, all slightly larger than the Earth, have become the likeliest abodes of extra-solar life.

All systems are go for NASA’s next launch to the Red Planet. The early-morning liftoff on Saturday of the Mars InSight lander will mark the first time in history an interplanetary launch will originate from […]

Science Fiction often doesn’t age well. A galactic positioning system would put paid to quite a few favorite tales.

Speaking of investing in new technologies – NASA’s next Mars mission

Astronomers are beginning to understand how ‘black hole jets’ influence the evolution of galaxies.

An examination of the solar system’s largest volcanic system (Tharsis, on Mars) reveals how oceans could have formed on early Mars. (In other words, Burroughs and his ancient sea beds might have been right.)

The Europa Clipper will be ready on time, but will its rocket be?

LA will now be home to both fiction spaceships and real ones

NASA’s Hottest-Coolest Mission. Heat shield will experience temperatures as high as 1400 degrees Celsius – more than 2500 degree Fahrenheit

…just so long as the satellite isn’t programmed to say “Call me Ishmael” before firing its harpoon

Shape-shifting in orbit. Does that make this UK vehicle a “were-satellite”?

Kepler, finder of over 4,000 exoplanets, is nearing its end. But don’t depair, its replacement will be launching in a few days.