When the United States embarked on its shuttle program decades ago, it set out to build…
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Practice key to risky, high-speed shuttle landing
I have watched as space shuttles nosedive toward the runway more than 100 times, knowing that…
Astronaut sees space as new business frontier
A Calgary-based company's plans to build, launch and operate the world's first and only high definition…
Near-Earth asteroid passes over Atlantic Ocean
An asteroid with an estimated girth as large as a garbage truck soared within 12,000 kilometres…
New Mars rover arrives at Florida launch site
NASA's $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory, a nuclear-powered, car-sized rover designed to assess the planet's suitability…
Saltwater ocean lurks beneath Saturn moon: Study
A strange moon of Saturn may have a salty ocean lurking beneath its iceball surface, according…
Black hole shreds star, sparking gamma ray flash
A monster black hole shredded a Sun-like star, producing a strangely long-lasting flash of gamma rays…
Images indicate parts of Mercury covered in ice, scientists say
Despite its proximity to the sun, portions of the surface of Mercury appear to be covered…
Japan astronaut tweets about space sickness
Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa has tweeted from the International Space Station that he suffers from travel…
Researchers foresee weakened sunspot cycle
The next 11-year cycle of increased sunspot activity, scheduled to begin around 2020, may be delayed…