Move will maximize station’s usefulness, NASA says, and boost fledgling commercial space industry
Space
Northern Lights to Illuminate Sky Tonight
For the first time this year, the stellar display will be visible from Boston to Washington, D.C., and in the Northern plains
Phone Home: NASA’s Call Center
NASA has been communicating with astronauts and spacecraft via the Deep Space Network for over 50 years.
Solar Flare Delays Resupply Mission to International Space Station
It unleashed a level of radiation that could put a rocket at risk
Liftoff: SpaceX Launches Commercial Satellite Into Orbit
Firm’s second successful launch with a reported backlog of almost 50 to go
Twin Planets: The Same, But Very Different
A newly discovered pair of worlds can reveal a lot about the odds of finding another Earth
The 50 Most Dazzling Pictures From Space
Most of the greatest cosmic images you’ve ever seen were gathered by a remarkable web of global antennas that talk to space–and turn 50 years old this week
The Symphony of Space
Listen to the amazing sounds of the planets, picked up over 50 years by NASA’s Deep Space Network.
Martian Rover “Spirit” Turns 10
It’s been ten years since NASA’s Spirit rover first touched down on the surface of Mars. Spirit would go on to redefine the Red Planet and inspire the next generation of space exploration.
The Real Space Oddities: Super-Earths and Jumbo Neptunes
Stuck in a solar system in which planets come in only two sizes—big and small—we’re finally learning about all the ones in between