Video: Spaceship Two Rockets above Mojave Desert
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo went supersonic over the Mojave desert during its first powered flight this morning, a major milestone for the company’s plans for commercial...
SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean.
The privately owned SpaceX Dragon fired its engines for the last time Tuesday at 11:42 a.m. EDT - sending it through the Earth’s atmosphere for...
The Physics of the First-Ever Supersonic Skydive
An Austrian daredevil is gearing up to make the world's highest skydive on Monday (Oct. 8), a high-flying leap from 23 miles above Earth that...
NASA Voyager 1 Spacecraft near Interstellar Space
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has encountered a new environment more than 11 billion miles from Earth, suggesting that the venerable probe is on the cusp...
China moves ahead with manned space docking
China has announced plans for its first manned space docking, and says it will launch the mission as...
SpaceX rockets into space on a Trial Run to the Space Station. [Video]
California's SpaceX has launched on a mission to re-supply the space station - the first cargo delivery to the orbiting outpost by a private company....
Historic SpaceX launch Aborted with just seconds left before Launch.
In the final seconds before liftoff, SpaceX aborted its planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket—slated to carry the first commercial spacecraft to visit the...
Skydiver makes Test jump in preparation for Record Breaking Jump
Everything is set for daredevil Felix Baumgartner to set a world record that has stood for more than 50 years. (more…)
Largest Solar Flare since 2005 impacts Earth
The sun eruption triggered the most powerful radiation storm since 2005 in a wave of charged particles that is expected to hit our planet Tuesday...
New spy technology funding strategy
Even as the overall defense budget declines, a leaner military strategy will keep up funding in surveillance and intelligence techologies. This will include unmanned vehicles...