Ants Continue to Colonize Even When in Space

TECH & INNOVATION 03.31.2015 15:59 PM

Developing Algorithms from Ants in Space Space, the final frontier; these are the voyages of ants. No seriously, back in January the International Space Station received a shipment of ants.

Binary Star Planets Like Star Wars'Tatooine May Exist in Universe

03.31.2015 15:57 PM

Astrophysicists now believe that rocky Earth-like planets with two suns -- like Tatooine in the movie Star Wars --probably exist in the universe.

Germanwings Plane Crash: Copilot Had Been Treated For Suicidal Tendencies

03.31.2015 11:51 AM

Andreas Lubitz had received treatment in the past for suicidal tendencies, but there was no indication of a problem the day of the crash.

NASA to Cancel Mars Opportunity Rover and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter’s Missions

03.31.2015 11:44 AM

News about the impact of new budget on NASA. With funding problems many of NASA's Mars missions are in turmoil. NASA's budget has been axed a bit by the government.

NASA Set to Extend Mercury Mission for Another Month

03.30.2015 22:05 PM

The Mercury probe sent by NASA to study the planet closest to the sun isn't ready to finish its groundbreaking work just yet so NASA is taking steps to extend it's mission for at least another month.

US and Russia Begin Planning the Next Space Station

03.29.2015 14:37 PM

While the United States and Russia relations may be at their lowest point in decades, the space agencies are working together better than they ever have before. NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos today announced plans to build a new space station for when the International Space Station is retired in 2024.

Can People Really Live Forever in Space? New NASA Study Looks to Answer that Question

03.27.2015 14:43 PM

While you might think that NASA and other space agencies have made great strides in investigating the final frontiers of space, it turns out that there are far too many limitations for what humans are able to do. Astronauts and cosmonauts train for the better part of the lives, learning technical information and perfecting the physical attributes needed to live in space. But when it comes down to mission time, they only have a few months in space—at best. Considering that new missions to Mars will look towards taking human journeys far deeper into space than anyone has been before, NASA’s new experiment is looking into how long exposure to zero-gravity will affect humans. And they’re using a familiar method of testing their hypotheses—twins.

Opportunity Sets Marathon Record on Mars

03.26.2015 20:29 PM

It seems NASA's Opportunity Rover isn't just content with exceeding its originally designated lifespan by over a decade, it has not set another new record that the space agency's other rovers will have a tough time beating.

James Webb Space Telescope Slated To Replace Hubble Telescope n 2018

03.26.2015 18:32 PM

The James Webb Space Telscope is on schedule for it's October, 2018 launch, despite earlier delays and budget overruns.

Curiosity Finds Live-Supporting Nitrogen on Mars

03.25.2015 21:53 PM

Curiosity Finds Live-Supporting Nitrogen on Mars NASA's Curiosity Rover has detected the first traces of nitrogen on Mars, a discovery that adds to the mounting evidence that the red planet could have, at one time, supported life.

To Corned Beef and Beyond, A Sandwiches Trip into Space

03.25.2015 21:50 PM

Fifty years ago, on March 23, 1965, an astronaut onboard the Gemini 3 probe took with him something that nobody at NASA ever would have expected - a corned beef sandwich.

Ganymede's Aurora Hints at Ocean Under Jupiter Moon's Surface

03.25.2015 13:01 PM

Aurora Hints at Ocean under Ganymede The universe is pretty lousy with water, it's actually one of the most common molecules in the universe. But most of it is in the form of either ice or vapor.

Jupiter Could Forever Be Known as the Solar System's Wrecking Ball

03.24.2015 19:44 PM

Our solar system may have once been made up of a number of super-Earths, until Jupiter came through the system like a giant wrecking ball, according to a new study.

Space Twin Experiment Set to Answer NASA's Biggest Question

03.23.2015 19:44 PM

While NASA already knows many of the affects on the human body while in space, when astronaut Scott Kelly launches for the beginning of his year long mission at the International Space Station, he has one long-range goal on his mind.

White House Science Fair Brings STEM Education to the Capital

03.23.2015 18:11 PM

In Congress and the House of Representatives, topics of science are often met with quite a lot of controversy and disagreement. But it appears that in the White House, STEM subjects are appreciated on a different level.