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Hello Games Unveils New No Man's Sky Trailer

David Curry |

Dec 07, 2014 11:34 AM EST

Hello Games has unveiled a new trailer for No Man's Sky, showing the quick movement from planet to planet.

Hush Hush Russian Spacecraft Could be a Satellite Killer

Marco Foronda |

Nov 19, 2014 04:30 AM EST

Russia is testing satellite killing technologies.

Time and Energy Running out for Philae Lander

Nyrene Paranga |

Nov 14, 2014 07:49 AM EST

Philae's current location only allows few hours of illumination from sunlight.

India Releases Photos of Comet Siding Spring Taken by its Mars Orbiter

Marco Foronda |

Nov 13, 2014 02:23 AM EST

Comet Siding Spring passed Mars on October 19 and was successfully photographed by the spacecraft's cameras.

An image taken by the Philae lander as it descended toward the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Rosetta Philae Probe Successfully Lands On Comet, But Has Anchor Problems

Dan Weisman |

Nov 12, 2014 09:05 PM EST

The European Space Agency's (ESA) robot probe has made the first ever landing on a comet; however, an anchoring mechanism developed difficulties, possibly hampering further exploration.

Ambitious KuaFu Solar Observatory Plans Scrapped Due To Lack Of Funding, Support

Dan Weisman |

Nov 03, 2014 09:22 PM EST

Ambitious plans to build the KuaFu solar observatory at a spot between Earth and the sun have been abandoned due to lack of international support and funding, backers said this week.

China Lunar Test Probe Returns Successfully

Dan Weisman |

Nov 01, 2014 04:53 PM EDT

Although failed private space efforts were prominent in the news this week, China saw a successful return of its lunar test probe from the moon Saturday.

Virgin Galactic SpeceShipTwo from a company publicity photo

At Least One Pilot Dead, One Critically Wounded In Virgin Galactic Test Flight Crash

Dan Weisman |

Oct 31, 2014 05:19 PM EDT

One pilot was dead, and another critically injured when Virgin Galactic's SpeceShipTwo rocket plane experienced what company officials said was "a serious anomaly" during a Friday test flight.

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

All Systems Go For China's Moon Mission

Dan Weisman |

Oct 16, 2014 09:47 PM EDT

Final preps took place Thursday for a China moon mission scheduled to launch Oct. 23 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

All Systems Go For China's Moon Mission

Dan Weisman |

Oct 16, 2014 09:47 PM EDT

Final preps took place Thursday for a China moon mission scheduled to launch Oct. 23 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

Researcher's Math Deems Black Holes Impossible

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 25, 2014 04:39 PM EDT

Black holes? They could be non-existent, after all. By combining two contradictory theories, Laura Mersini-Houghton, a physics professor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the College of Arts and Sciences, has mathematically proven that there has never been, and there will never be, any black holes in outer space.

Mars' Rover Finally Reaches Key Research Point

Cory Doyle |

Sep 11, 2014 05:55 PM EDT

NASA announced early Thursday morning that the Mars rover Curiosity has reached the base of Mount Sharp. This has been a long-term science destination toward which the rover has been heading for the last two years.

Artist rendition of NASA's apparatus to 'lasso' moving asteroids.

NASA Builds Apparatus To Catch Speeding Asteroids

Cory Doyle |

Sep 06, 2014 11:11 PM EDT

NASA recently unveiled a plan to contribute nearly $18 billion to continue major space exploration projects that are currently making progress. This also includes the funding for a daring new mission to actually capture fast-moving asteroids. The device will then transport the asteroid to a suitable location in space so astronauts can then explore and analyze it.

A combination photo taken by Japan's space probe Hayabusa and released by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on November 29, 2005.

Japan Unveils Mining Asteroid Probe Hayabusa-2

Ana Verayo |

Sep 05, 2014 08:48 AM EDT

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, this week unveiled its new mining asteroid probe, Hayabusa-2 at its Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture spcae facility.