Space Travel

Introverts In Demand for Mars Missions

People who need lots of social stimulation might not be the best fit for long-term missions

We'll Test Our New "Flying Saucer" One Day Soon, NASA Promises

June 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 14 were all potential launch dates, but each time weather conditions precluded the test

CEO & Chief Designer Elon Musk unveils the new SpaceX's Dragon V2 spacecraft Thursday evening at SapceX HQ. The Dragon V2 is the next generation spacecraft designed to carry astronauts into space.

SpaceX Will Soon be Able to Send People to Space. (Take That, Russia.)

Private spaceflight company SpaceX unveiled its Dragon V2 capsule yesterday

This year, Smithsonian magazine's festival is themed "Science Meets Science Fiction."

The Future is (Still) Here: Day Two of Smithsonian's Second Annual Conference

Instead of holding its own global fest this year, Nerd Nite descended on our nation's capital.

Mae Jemison: First African American Woman in Space / Founder and President of Two Medical Technology Companies

2014 "Future Is Here" Featured Speaker

Atlas V Launches the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.

Take a Peek Into the Future's Present With Our Live Coverage of Smithsonian's Two-Day Festival

The magazine's 2nd annual conference brings together experts, authors and visionaries in the fields of science, science fiction and technology.

In 2015, an Ad for a Sports Drink Will Land on the Moon

One giant leap for advertising

America Maybe Depends a Little Too Much on Russia to Get to Space

The situation in Ukraine is affecting the International Space Station

Lettuce growing aboard the International Space Station.

NASA Wants to Build a Greenhouse on Mars

A small greenhouse growing thale cress may be on its way to Mars by 2021

A photo of the Earth taken from lunar orbit in 1966, recovered by the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project. See the full image here

Engineers Are Rescuing Some of the First Photos Ever Taken from Lunar Orbit

The Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project is rebuilding the equipment needed to see these stunning photos

Mark and Scott Kelly in 2011

Twin Astronauts Are Helping NASA Learn How a Year in Space Changes the Human Body

Mark and Scott Kelly will be part of a living experiment

Long-Haul Space Flights Might Damage Astronauts' Brains

This warning is based on a study involving rats, but researchers think it could apply to humans as well

Preparing for the Next Step in Manned Spaceflight

NASA prepares to send humans into deep space

"Hey Neil I found something!" - Buzz Aldrin, maybe.

The First Meal Eaten on the Moon Was Bacon

Bacon has a long history in the American space program

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It Once Took Tens of Thousands of Men to Recover an Astronaut from Landing

Splashdown support teams were absolutely massive

An artist's rendition of the ExoMars rover and its drill.

The Mars Curiosity Rover Is Getting a Buddy

The European Space Agency's ExoMars rover should launch in 2018

Atlas V Rocket Launch

Next Stop: Gas Stations In Space

MIT scientists have a new plan for refueling stations in space

Maybe sometimes it would be nice if your stuff would just stay where you put it. Just for a minute? Please?

Astronauts Are Really Sick of Houston, And Other Insights Gleaned From Spacefarer’s Diaries

Life in space is amazing and wonderful and beautiful and awesome, but sometimes it's also really, really annoying

Jupiter's moon Europa, potentially home to a liquid water ocean, is considered one of the likeliest locales for extraterrestrial life.

Where in the Solar System Are We Most Likely to Find Life?

A number of interplanetary destinations could harbor extraterrestrial life—finding it could be just a space mission away

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This Documentary Explores the Lives of Five People Willing to Go on a One-Way Trip to Mars

What drives a person to give it all up and set off into the unknown?

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