Even NASA Nomination of Congressman Bridenstine Is Political Football
It is not clear, with their opposition to Trump's NASA nominee, Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.), if the Democrats intend to oppose every Trump appointment....
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Pentagon Program Investigated “Anomalous Aerospace Threats” — UFOs
The Defense Department conducted a program between 2007 and 2012 to study reports of...
Trump’s Vision of Space Exploration
The Trump administration is reportedly considering a push to privatize space exploration. Will the...
Tests of U.S. Anti-Missile Interceptors Uncovered Flaws and Failures
During a series of tests of the new ballistic missile defense interceptor conducted by...
UN Agency Joins With U.S. Firm to Internationalize Space Exploration
The UN Office for Outer Space Affairs is in talks with Colorado-based Sierra Nevada...
Blue Origin’s Historic Breakthrough
Jeff Bezos' secretive Blue Origin space firm yesterday became the first to launch a...
Scientists: Sending Messages into Outer Space Could Spell Doom
Some scientists want to send messages into space in the hope of piquing alien...
Scientists: Huge Life-ending, Gravity-defying Asteroid Hurtling toward Earth
A huge asteroid that could wipe out human life is heading for our planet....
The Mars Mission: Red Ink for the Red Planet
On July 20, 1969 three U.S. astronauts landed on the moon, and now NASA...
Google Buys Skybox for its Eye-in-the-Sky Technology
Google has expanded its ability to keep an eye on everyone by buying "eye-in-the-sky"...
Democratic Lawmakers Propose National Park on the Moon
Two House Democrats on Monday pitched a bill that would establish a national historical...
Planetary Resources Announces Plans for Crowdfunded Space Telescope
On May 29 Planetary Resources, one of two private concerns hoping to someday mine...
Deep Space Discovery Challenges Assumptions of Homogeneous Universe
A recent deep space discovery is calling into question scientific assumptions that have been...
Life on Mars — a Prospect for the Future?
For all of the scientific and popular interest in past or present life on...
SpaceX Capsule Set to Dock With Space Station
A private U.S. company — SpaceX — has sent the first of 12 resupply...
The Promise of Privatized Space
The power of the free market is finally being brought to bear on the...
Solar Fireworks Disrupt Europe’s Radio Communications
The solar flares erupting from a giant sunspot group during the first week of...
NASA Terminates X-ray Telescope Project Amid Rising Costs
In terminating the Gravity and Extreme Magnetism Small Explorer (GEMS) project, an X-ray telescope...
SpaceX Capsule Brings Supplies to Space Station
Hopes for new private initiatives in manned space flight are reaching new heights following...
New Company Plans to Mine Space for Wealth
A new company, Planetary Resources, intends to go into outer space and mine minerals...