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Long March 3C, carrying an experimental spacecraft, lifts off from the launch pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, October 24, 2014.

China Will Use Pollutant-Free Rocket Fuel Starting 2015

Dec 11, 2014 09:37 AM EST

China's CSATC will begin using pollutant-free rocket fuel starting 2015 for their next generation Long March carrier rockets.

Gale Crater on Mars Shows Evidence of Ancient Water

Ana Verayo |

Dec 09, 2014 01:47 AM EST

Since Curiosity arrived three years ago, it's travelled nearly six miles across Mars.

China Unveils Ambitious Space Program Agenda: Mars by 2020, Space Station by 2022

Michael A. Katz |

Dec 07, 2014 09:51 AM EST

China hopes to put a rover on Mars by 2020, complete a manned space station by 2022, and test a heavy carrier rocket by 2030.

Another Strange Circular Landform Found on Mars' Surface

Marco Foronda |

Dec 07, 2014 01:31 AM EST

Mars' surface has a strange waffle-like landform.

Glitch Delays Orion's Maiden Launch

Ana Verayo |

Dec 05, 2014 04:54 AM EST

In 2021, two astronauts will orbit the Moon in Orion.

Meteorite Reveals Proof of Life on Mars

Ana Verayo |

Dec 04, 2014 07:53 AM EST

Researchers determined the Tissint meteorite was ejected from Mars some 700,000 years ago.

NASA Uses New Countdown Clock For Orion's Lift-off Thursday

Marco Foronda |

Dec 02, 2014 11:01 PM EST

Orion's first manned mission is set to occur in the early 2020s.

Japan's Hayabusa 2 Asteroid Landing Probe to Launch Dec. 1

Marco Foronda |

Nov 29, 2014 02:02 AM EST

Because of bad weather, Japan decided to cancel the launch of Hayabusa 2 on Sunday, November 30.

90,000 'Hellos' will be Beamed to Mars Today

Ana Verayo |

Nov 28, 2014 07:59 AM EST

The project called "Beam Me to Mars" invited interested space enthusiasts to send digital radio wave transmissions to Mars.

'Former NASA Employee' Claims Two 'Humans' Walked on Mars

Marco Foronda |

Nov 28, 2014 07:50 AM EST

Two humans walked in the surface of Red Planet during the 70s.

NASA to Test on Dec. 4 Orion Spacecraft Capable of Bringing Humans to Multiple Destinations in Deep Space

Vittorio Hernandez |

Nov 22, 2014 06:28 AM EST

The National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) is set to test next month the Orion spacecraft which would be capable of bringing humans to several destinations in deep space. The launch, though, would still be unmanned. It will be on December 4 at NASA's Florida Space Coast.