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NASA Chief Scientist Is Sure We’ll Find Alien Life Within 20 Years

NASA Chief Scientist Is Sure We’ll Find Alien Life Within 20 Years NASA Chief Scientist Is Sure We’ll Find Alien Life Within 20 Years

NASA’s ‘Flying Saucer’ Lander Is Going For A Test Spin Today

NASA’s ‘Flying Saucer’ Lander Is Going For A Test Spin Today NASA’s ‘Flying Saucer’ Lander Is Going For A Test Spin Today

Astronaut Twins Scott And Mark Kelly Lend Their Bodies To Science

Astronaut Twins Scott And Mark Kelly Lend Their Bodies To Science Astronaut Twins Scott And Mark Kelly Lend Their Bodies To Science

SXSW 2015: An Astronaut’s Guide To Better Space Photos

SXSW 2015: An Astronaut’s Guide To Better Space Photos SXSW 2015: An Astronaut’s Guide To Better Space Photos

By Lindsey Kratochwill

NASA Can Make 3 More Nuclear Batteries, And That’s It

NASA Can Make 3 More Nuclear Batteries, And That’s It NASA Can Make 3 More Nuclear Batteries, And That’s It

By Mary Beth Griggs

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus May Have Sandy Hot Springs

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus May Have Sandy Hot Springs Saturn’s Moon Enceladus May Have Sandy Hot Springs

Supermassive Black Hole Found Farting A Trillion Suns’ Worth Of Energy

Supermassive Black Hole Found Farting A Trillion Suns’ Worth Of Energy Supermassive Black Hole Found Farting A Trillion Suns’ Worth Of Energy

Ion Thrusters In NASA Mission Redraw The Boundaries Of Space Exploration

Ion Thrusters In NASA Mission Redraw The Boundaries Of Space Exploration Ion Thrusters In NASA Mission Redraw The Boundaries Of Space Exploration

Balloons And Airships Aren’t Just Steampunk, They’re Doing Cutting-Edge Science Balloons And Airships Aren’t Just Steampunk, They’re Doing Cutting-Edge Science

By Mary Beth Griggs

Liftoff! The Orion Capsule Launches Into Space

Liftoff! The Orion Capsule Launches Into Space Liftoff! The Orion Capsule Launches Into Space

Scrubbed! Glitches Push NASA To Delay The First Flight Of Orion

Scrubbed! Glitches Push NASA To Delay The First Flight Of Orion Scrubbed! Glitches Push NASA To Delay The First Flight Of Orion

Is NASA Going To Let The Hubble Telescope Burn Up?

Is NASA Going To Let The Hubble Telescope Burn Up? Is NASA Going To Let The Hubble Telescope Burn Up?

Is ‘Interstellar’ An Antidote To Humanity’s Space Apathy?

Is ‘Interstellar’ An Antidote To Humanity’s Space Apathy? Is ‘Interstellar’ An Antidote To Humanity’s Space Apathy?

Gallery: The Top 10 Failed NASA Missions

Gallery: The Top 10 Failed NASA Missions Gallery: The Top 10 Failed NASA Missions

By Francie Diep

Volcanoes Erupted On The Moon Within The Past 100 Million Years

Volcanoes Erupted On The Moon Within The Past 100 Million Years Volcanoes Erupted On The Moon Within The Past 100 Million Years

This Weird Tumbleweed Robot Might Change Planetary Exploration

This Weird Tumbleweed Robot Might Change Planetary Exploration This Weird Tumbleweed Robot Might Change Planetary Exploration

By Charles Q. Choi

Everyone Hates NASA’s Asteroid Capture Program

Everyone Hates NASA’s Asteroid Capture Program Everyone Hates NASA’s Asteroid Capture Program

Fuel-Less Space Drive May Actually Work, Says NASA

Fuel-Less Space Drive May Actually Work, Says NASA Fuel-Less Space Drive May Actually Work, Says NASA

How To Make A New Planet Home

How To Make A New Planet Home How To Make A New Planet Home

By Rebecca Boyle

Ask Anything: What Would People Eat In A Permanent Space Colony?

Ask Anything: What Would People Eat In A Permanent Space Colony? Ask Anything: What Would People Eat In A Permanent Space Colony?

By Daniel Engber

How We’re Finding Asteroids Before They Find Us

How We’re Finding Asteroids Before They Find Us How We’re Finding Asteroids Before They Find Us

By James Vlahos

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Is Now A Top Candidate For Life

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Is Now A Top Candidate For Life Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Is Now A Top Candidate For Life

By Francie Diep

NASA Could’ve Prevented The Near-Drowning Of An Astronaut

NASA Could’ve Prevented The Near-Drowning Of An Astronaut NASA Could’ve Prevented The Near-Drowning Of An Astronaut

By Colin Lecher

Video: How Mars Looked 4 Billion Years Ago

Video: How Mars Looked 4 Billion Years Ago Video: How Mars Looked 4 Billion Years Ago

By Shaunacy Ferro

Inside The Hunt For Dark Matter

Inside The Hunt For Dark Matter Inside The Hunt For Dark Matter

By Corey S. Powell

What Will It Take To Find Life Elsewhere In The Universe?

What Will It Take To Find Life Elsewhere In The Universe? What Will It Take To Find Life Elsewhere In The Universe?

By Lee Billings

FYI: Can Humans Survive In A Completely Self-Sufficient Closed Environment?

FYI: Can Humans Survive In A Completely Self-Sufficient Closed Environment? FYI: Can Humans Survive In A Completely Self-Sufficient Closed Environment?

By Ryan Bradley

NASA Scientists Answer Your Burning Questions About Voyager 1

NASA Scientists Answer Your Burning Questions About Voyager 1 NASA Scientists Answer Your Burning Questions About Voyager 1

By Rose Pastore

Neil Armstrong In The Pages Of Popular Science

Neil Armstrong In The Pages Of Popular Science Neil Armstrong In The Pages Of Popular Science

By Rose Pastore

12 Insanely Ambitious Ideas For Improving Space Exploration

12 Insanely Ambitious Ideas For Improving Space Exploration 12 Insanely Ambitious Ideas For Improving Space Exploration

By Colin Lecher

The 10 Worst Places To Live In The Universe

The 10 Worst Places To Live In The Universe The 10 Worst Places To Live In The Universe

By Joey Carmichael and Erin Brodwin

Are Environmental Regulations On Mars Doing More Harm Than Good?

Are Environmental Regulations On Mars Doing More Harm Than Good? Are Environmental Regulations On Mars Doing More Harm Than Good?

By Shaunacy Ferro

What Would Antarctica Look Like If All The Ice Melted? What Would Antarctica Look Like If All The Ice Melted?

By Dan Nosowitz

Meet The NASA Scientist Who’s Reinventing The Wheel

Meet The NASA Scientist Who’s Reinventing The Wheel Meet The NASA Scientist Who’s Reinventing The Wheel

By Brian E. Clark

Deep-Space Engines

Deep-Space Engines Deep-Space Engines

By Konstantin Kakaes

Warp Factor Warp Factor

By Konstantin Kakaes

America’s Best Current Defense Against Asteroids Is…Prayer?

America’s Best Current Defense Against Asteroids Is…Prayer? America’s Best Current Defense Against Asteroids Is…Prayer?

By Shaunacy Ferro

Near-Miss Asteroid Highlights Earth’s Risk Of A Nuke-Sized Collision

Near-Miss Asteroid Highlights Earth’s Risk Of A Nuke-Sized Collision Near-Miss Asteroid Highlights Earth’s Risk Of A Nuke-Sized Collision

By Andrew Rosenblum

Popular Science Q&A: How NASA Selected The 2013 Class Of Astronauts

Popular Science Q&A: How NASA Selected The 2013 Class Of Astronauts Popular Science Q&A: How NASA Selected The 2013 Class Of Astronauts

By Adam Hadhazy

Bacteria In Earth’s Atmosphere May Affect Cloud Formation And Climate

Bacteria In Earth’s Atmosphere May Affect Cloud Formation And Climate Bacteria In Earth’s Atmosphere May Affect Cloud Formation And Climate

By Rebecca Boyle

A History Of Spacesuits, In Pictures

A History Of Spacesuits, In Pictures A History Of Spacesuits, In Pictures

By Shaunacy Ferro

Meet ATHLETE, NASA’s Next Robot Moon Walker

Meet ATHLETE, NASA’s Next Robot Moon Walker Meet ATHLETE, NASA’s Next Robot Moon Walker

By Rose Pastore

NASA Has Spent $20 Billion On Canceled Projects [Infographic]

NASA Has Spent $20 Billion On Canceled Projects [Infographic] NASA Has Spent $20 Billion On Canceled Projects [Infographic]

Curiosity’s Legacy: What This Week’s Successful Landing Means for the Future of Robotic Space Exploration

Curiosity’s Legacy: What This Week’s Successful Landing Means for the Future of Robotic Space Exploration Curiosity’s Legacy: What This Week’s Successful Landing Means for the Future of Robotic Space Exploration

The Scene at NASA’s Mars Rover Landing Watch: Peanuts, Playoff Beards and Other Curiosities

The Scene at NASA’s Mars Rover Landing Watch: Peanuts, Playoff Beards and Other Curiosities The Scene at NASA’s Mars Rover Landing Watch: Peanuts, Playoff Beards and Other Curiosities

By Rebecca Boyle

Why the Mars Rover Curiosity’s Crazy, Complicated Landing Isn’t So Crazy After All

Why the Mars Rover Curiosity’s Crazy, Complicated Landing Isn’t So Crazy After All Why the Mars Rover Curiosity’s Crazy, Complicated Landing Isn’t So Crazy After All

By Rebecca Boyle

The Ten Instruments That Mars Rover Curiosity Will Use to Investigate the Red Planet

The Ten Instruments That Mars Rover Curiosity Will Use to Investigate the Red Planet The Ten Instruments That Mars Rover Curiosity Will Use to Investigate the Red Planet

By Colin Lecher

New Studies Say No, Life Can’t Live on Arsenic Alone

New Studies Say No, Life Can’t Live on Arsenic Alone New Studies Say No, Life Can’t Live on Arsenic Alone

By Rebecca Boyle

NASA Adopts Two Spare Spy Telescopes, Each Maybe More Powerful Than Hubble

NASA Adopts Two Spare Spy Telescopes, Each Maybe More Powerful Than Hubble NASA Adopts Two Spare Spy Telescopes, Each Maybe More Powerful Than Hubble

By Rebecca Boyle

Six Ways Investments in Space are Paying Technology Dividends on Earth

Six Ways Investments in Space are Paying Technology Dividends on Earth Six Ways Investments in Space are Paying Technology Dividends on Earth

The Mars Experiment

The Mars Experiment The Mars Experiment

By Jennifer Abbasi

In the Last Year, Hackers Gained ‘Full Functional Control’ of NASA Networks, Stole the Control Codes for the ISS

In the Last Year, Hackers Gained ‘Full Functional Control’ of NASA Networks, Stole the Control Codes for the ISS In the Last Year, Hackers Gained ‘Full Functional Control’ of NASA Networks, Stole the Control Codes for the ISS

A Roller Coaster That’ll Leave You Weightless for Eight Long Seconds

A Roller Coaster That’ll Leave You Weightless for Eight Long Seconds A Roller Coaster That’ll Leave You Weightless for Eight Long Seconds

The Moon Should Be the 51st State, and Other Space Dreams From Newt Gingrich

The Moon Should Be the 51st State, and Other Space Dreams From Newt Gingrich The Moon Should Be the 51st State, and Other Space Dreams From Newt Gingrich

By Rebecca Boyle

Video: To Hunt Comets, NASA is Building a Giant Harpoon

Video: To Hunt Comets, NASA is Building a Giant Harpoon Video: To Hunt Comets, NASA is Building a Giant Harpoon

The Most Capable Robot Geologist Ever Built Now Heads to Mars to Find Life

The Most Capable Robot Geologist Ever Built Now Heads to Mars to Find Life The Most Capable Robot Geologist Ever Built Now Heads to Mars to Find Life

By Rebecca Boyle

How Comets In Distant Solar Systems Could Deliver Oceans to Exoplanets

How Comets In Distant Solar Systems Could Deliver Oceans to Exoplanets How Comets In Distant Solar Systems Could Deliver Oceans to Exoplanets

By Rebecca Boyle

New NASA Photos Show Footprints on the Moon

New NASA Photos Show Footprints on the Moon New NASA Photos Show Footprints on the Moon

Space Boat: A Nautical Mission to an Alien Sea

Space Boat: A Nautical Mission to an Alien Sea Space Boat: A Nautical Mission to an Alien Sea

By Adam Hadhazy

Found: A Batch of DNA Molecules That Seem To Have Originated in Space

Found: A Batch of DNA Molecules That Seem To Have Originated in Space Found: A Batch of DNA Molecules That Seem To Have Originated in Space

Archive Gallery: Early Visions of Human Spaceflight

Archive Gallery: Early Visions of Human Spaceflight Archive Gallery: Early Visions of Human Spaceflight

Ten Tech Innovations From NASA’s Space Shuttle That Trickled Down to Non-Astronauts

Ten Tech Innovations From NASA’s Space Shuttle That Trickled Down to Non-Astronauts Ten Tech Innovations From NASA’s Space Shuttle That Trickled Down to Non-Astronauts

By Dan Nosowitz

Curiosity Rover Mission Has Narrowed Possible Destinations Down to Two

Curiosity Rover Mission Has Narrowed Possible Destinations Down to Two Curiosity Rover Mission Has Narrowed Possible Destinations Down to Two

This Is the Last Image the Spirit Mars Rover Ever Saw

This Is the Last Image the Spirit Mars Rover Ever Saw This Is the Last Image the Spirit Mars Rover Ever Saw

By Rebecca Boyle