Review: ‘First Man’ and ‘The First’ focus on the moon, on Mars … and on families Two big-name dramatic productions — “First Man” in theaters, and “The First” on Hulu — are putting the glorious past… Read More
As Mars’ huge dust storm clears, NASA’s Opportunity rover is seen but not heard NASA’s Opportunity rover still hasn’t made contact after a weeks-long Martian dust storm forced it to go into hibernation, but… Read More
ANA Holdings partners with Japan’s space agency on ‘Avatar X’ telepresence program Telepresence robots on the moon and Mars? That’s the vision laid out for the partnership between ANA Holdings, the parent… Read More
Commercial branding on spacecraft? Five key points in NASA’s evolving space vision Why can’t commercials be filmed on the International Space Station? How about astronaut endorsements of energy drinks or tennis shoes?… Read More
Moonrise, moonset and Mars: Photos hit the high points at Mount Rainier MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. — Warm weather, clear skies and a full moon brought me out in search of… Read More
It’s prime time for watching Mars – plus a total lunar eclipse that you can see online It’s no hoax: Mars is bigger and brighter in the night sky than it’s been at any time since 2003.… Read More
Mars Express delivers radar evidence of hidden lake at Red Planet’s south pole Radar readings from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter point to the location of what appears to be a… Read More
Good news! NASA says Opportunity rover should be able to wait out Martian storm NASA has had to put its power-starved Opportunity rover into an induced coma on Mars, but that drastic maneuver — plus… Read More
NASA loses contact with its dust-choked Opportunity rover on Mars, but stay tuned News Brief: NASA’s Opportunity rover on Mars has lost touch with its handlers back on Earth, probably due to a… Read More
NASA’s Curiosity rover tracks down organic molecules and methane on Mars The latest evidence for methane and other organic chemicals on Mars isn’t the smoking gun for life on Mars that… Read More
What Americans want from space: More about Earth, less about moon and Mars A newly released survey from Pew Research Center suggests that Americans still strongly support the space program, 60 years after… Read More
Five ‘Martian’ miscues to fix in space flicks LOS ANGELES — Planetary scientist Pascal Lee could give astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson a good run for his money when… Read More
Smallest interplanetary probe snaps a picture of our Pale Blue Dot (and the moon) You don’t have to fly beyond the orbit of Neptune to see our home planet as a Pale Blue Dot.… Read More
NASA adds a drone to its 2020 Mars rover NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has given the thumbs-up to putting a helicopter on Mars. The Mars Helicopter, which is actually… Read More
Fog and flames: Up-close photos from the Mars InSight mission’s launch pad VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — As thick fog enveloped Space Launch Complex 3 early this morning, the Mars InSight lander… Read More
InSight lander lifts off from California, kicking off quest to get Mars’ inside story NASA’s Mars InSight lander and two piggyback probes were lofted through California’s coastal fog into space before dawn today, beginning… Read More
He shoots, he scores: Basketball star Chris Bosh geeks out over Mars InSight mission While retired NBA All-Star basketball player Chris Bosh plans his next career moves, he and his wife Adrienne are taking… Read More
It’s showtime for launch of NASA’s Mars lnSight lander (and its piggyback probes) NASA’s Mars InSight lander is being prepped for a launch that will send some magical science and engineering toward the… Read More
NASA’s Kilopower project demonstrates a nuclear reactor that’s made for space That’s one small step for nuclear reactors on the moon and Mars, and several giant leaps to go. Eventually, the… Read More
Europe’s Trace Gas Orbiter sends its first color picture of Mars – and it’s spectacular The first color image to come from a camera aboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter in its Mars-mapping orbit shows… Read More
There’s only so much time left to look for life on Mars before life arrives from Earth STANFORD, Calif. — NASA has been looking for life on Mars for more than 40 years, but the quest could get… Read More
Breakthrough Discuss turns spotlight on search for life elsewhere in solar system STANFORD, Calif. — Are there microbes falling in the snows of Enceladus? Could a drone fly to biological hot spots… Read More
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg says that humans could get to Mars within a decade* Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg says it’s possible that humans will set foot on Mars in the next decade, and he’s… Read More
Elon Musk Q&A: First Mars spaceship is being built, with flight tests set for 2019 SpaceX is building its first Mars transport vehicle, also known as the BFR, and “making good progress” toward short-hop test… Read More
Make-believe Mars: Get a 360-degree view of the testbed for NASA’s InSight lander When NASA’s InSight lander touches down on Mars in November, its handlers already will have had lots of practice operating… Read More
A car for Mars: Elon Musk shows Tesla Roadster revving up for Falcon Heavy liftoff After a flurry of speculation, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is showing off his midnight cherry-red Tesla Roadster sports car as… Read More
Moon, Mars and jobs: Trump puts his spin on space policy, with details to come President Donald Trump today signed a space policy directive that calls on NASA to establish an outpost on the moon… Read More
Yes, Elon Musk will launch Tesla Roadster to Mars orbit on SpaceX Falcon Heavy Update: After a bit of back and forth, SpaceX is confirming that the Roadster to Mars is a real payload, and that it… Read More
Trickles of water on Mars? Scientists say they’re more likely to be trickles of sand Scientists have long been intrigued by what seem to be wet streaks that appear on the slopes of Martian craters… Read More
Moon vs. Mars and asteroids: Watch space advocates debate where we should go SpaceX founder Elon Musk has famously said he’d like to die on Mars — “just not on impact.” But where will… Read More
