

Science Oct 19

OSIRIS-REx will touch down on asteroid Bennu, collect a sample of the dust and begin its journey back to Earth, where scientists will study it, hoping to learn secrets of the solar system's origin.
By Elizabeth Cantwell, The Conversation
Science Sep 07

Scientists who sent bulked-up, mutant "mighty mice" to the International Space Station say the animals held onto their muscle during the monthlong flight.
By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Nation Apr 09

A half-century later, Apollo 13 is still considered Mission Control’s finest hour.
By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Nation Mar 03

SpaceX’s new crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, acing its second milestone in just over a day.
By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Oct 20

By PBS NewsHour
In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, nearly five decades after the historic Apollo 11 Command Module brought man to the moon and back, the spacecraft is part of a new adventure in a four-stop traveling exhibition across America.
The Smithsonian Institution is prepping the 9,000-pound capsule used during Apollo 11 for a two-year road trip.
Jun 08

By PBS NewsHour
Confined spaces, low gravity and high concentrations of oxygen mean any unexpected fire on a space station could well be a death sentence, especially since fire extinguishers aren’t very effective away from Earth. So NASA scientists are trying to develop…
Feb 20

By Michael D. Regan
A record number of potential astronauts applied for NASA's space program, eclipsing a number that had been set nearly 40 years ago.
Aug 20

By PBS NewsHour
So far, space travel is limited because we have to transport everything we need using rockets. But what if we could build whatever we needed? Jason Dunn, whose company built the first 3D printer to operate in space, shares his…
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