Recent Contributions

• Robots, not humans, are the new space explorers
• NASA's Mars rover Opportunity is officially declared dead
• Avoiding the ouch: Scientists are working on ways to swap the needle for a pill
• NASA probe InSight lands safely on Martian surface
• A slow trip to a hot planet: spacecraft poised for mission to Mercury
• Underground lake found on Mars beneath a mile of ice
• Galileo would be stunned: Jupiter now has 79 moons
• Icy moon of Jupiter spews water plumes into space
• NASA Mars mission faces setback after heat shield cracks under pressure
• NASA hopes supersonic X plane will deliver less bang for the buck