All it takes is a little awe to make you feel religious
China To Launch First Moon Probe
China sent a craft to orbit the moon back in 2007, but it’s never landed anything on the surface
A Flying Robot Jellyfish Now Exists
And it could usher in a new generation of smaller, cheaper drones
You Might See The Comet Of The Century On Thursday
(But ISON may have broken apart on its path to the sun)
How Greenhouse Gases Saved Mars
The same heat-trapping processes that are causing so much trouble on Earth once made Mars a very pleasant place
NASA Satellite Captures Brightest Space Explosion Ever Recorded
The monster gamma ray burst happened only a quarter of the universe away, which scientists say makes it one of the best chances to observe a collapsing star ever.
Visitors from Beyond the Galaxy Reach the Antarctic
A collection of flash-frozen sensors buried beneath the polar ice confirms the arrival of the most exotic neutrinos ever
What My Brothers Learned from Toronto’s Ford Brothers
It’s never pretty when sibling dramas play out in public—but it can be educational
High School Students Launch Satellite Into Space
The tiny orbiter underwent seven years of designs before it finally blasted off into the great beyond
Manned Mars Mission Could Be Only Four Years Away
U.S. billionaire reveals ambitious interplanetary travel plan