At the Mars Desert Research Station outside Hanksville, Utah, a group of scientists are taking advantage of Mars-like terrain to investigate the possibility of human exploration of the red planet. Crews of scientists, students …
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South By Southwest: A Space Tourist Makes His Case
Richard Garriott, who took a $30 million ride on the International Space Station, has some big ideas
The Great (and Recent) Martian Flood
The Red Planet may be home to a vast ocean of water—and it’s straining to break free
Space Tech at South By Southwest (SXSW) — After the Shuttle, Boom Times for Space Innovation?
Somewhere between the harebrained idea and the humble one is where real space vision lives
Name Your Own Exoplanet — For $4.99
At 3,000 worlds and counting, new planets can’t just be known by numbers
Could Tiny Stars Be Home to Mirror Earths?
An overlooked class of stars could be home to astronomy’s most sought-after prize
Space Puzzle: What’s Behind Earth’s Mysterious New Radiation Belt?
The Van Allen Belts, known to science for more than half a century, throw astronomers a sudden curve
Window on Infinity: The Month in Space
From mapping the moon’s gravity to intense views of the Northern Lights, view our monthly roundup of cosmic highlights from February 2013.
Dazzling Northern Lights over Iceland
The Northern Lights, more properly known as the Aurora Borealis, have long enchanted visitors to Iceland. With their dazzling colors and otherworldly glow, they might look like magic, but the science behind them is well …
Cosmic Fuggedaboudit: Dark Matter May Not Exist At All
A once-improbable theory is challenged by a new, even less probable one
