The US is now at risk of losing to China in the race to send people back to the Moon’s surface
Will the next human to walk on the Moon speak English or Mandarin? In all, 12 Americans landed on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. Now,...
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Private lander makes first US moon landing in more than 50 years
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lander on Thursday made the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more than 50 years, but managed...
Scientists: Superintelligent Robots May Be Dominant Form of Life
According to a group of prominent U.S. scientists, the dominant form of life in the universe is likely not biological creatures… but superintelligent robots. As...
Kepler Telescope Discovers Another Exoplanet
After a failure that almost spelled its death, NASA’s space telescope Kepler is back in business and has already discovered another exoplanet. Kepler was launched...
How NASA crews could sleep for 6 months on the journey to Mars
Existing medical techniques are laying the foundations for an ambitious research project to send astronauts into a deep sleep on a six-month journey to Mars,...
NASA’s Maven spacecraft enters Mars orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Maven spacecraft entered orbit around Mars for an unprecedented study of the red planet’s atmosphere following a 442 million-mile...
Environement: NASA measures snowpack in California, Colorado
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The snowpack atop mountain peaks in California and Colorado has a new set of eyes watching from high above to better...
Did Comet ISON survive? Scientists see tiny hope
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A comet that gained an earthly following because of its bright tail visible from space was initially declared dead after grazing the...