How Microbes Could Help Colonize Mars
An ancient blue-green algae could help mine precious resources and bolster life support systems on the surface of Mars.
Aurora 7: Astronaut Scott Carpenter’s Mercury Flight in Pictures
See photos from Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter's historic Aurora 7 orbital flight on May 24, 1962.
Private Moon Race Will Preserve NASA’s Historic Lunar Landing Sites
The Google Lunar X Prize will abide by NASA rules to protect important lunar artifacts.
Back in Black: ‘Men In Black 3′ Director Talks Sci-Fi & Space Travel
"Men in Black 3" reunites director Barry Sonnenfeld with his beloved science fiction franchise.
Mystery Mars Formation May Be Ancient Volcanic Ash
The strange Medusae Fossae Formation may be 2 billion years older than previously thought.
Mystery of Martian Meteorites’ Organic Stuff Solved
Organic molecules in Mars meteorites did not originate in alien microbes.
Cloaking Devices: Science Fiction or Science Fact?
Researchers have successfully cloaked an object in free space with the help of supercomputers at the Texas Advanced Computing Center.