Stolen NASA Laptop Contained Security Codes
A stolen NASA laptop contained security codes to the International Space Station. It was one of 48 laptops stolen between April 2009 and April 2011.
When and Where to Watch the Mars Opposition 2012 Online
When and where to watch the Mars opposition, when the Red Planet will be at its closest to Earth in over two years, online, via live stream.
Loss of Arctic Sea Ice May Lead to Mercury Deposits: NASA Study
Significant declines in perennial Arctic sea ice over the past decade may be intensifying a chemical reaction that leads to deposits of toxic mercury, a NASA-led study showed on Thursday.
NASA Mars Mission Update: Scientists Aim for 2018 Launch Despite Gutted Budget
Faced with deep budget cuts, NASA is restructuring its Mars exploration program in order to scrap up funds for a possible robotic mission to the red planet between 2018 and 2020.
Asteroid Impact Possible in 2040: Experts Mull Deflection Mission
A large asteroid is threatening Earth and may force scientists to create a plan to deflect the object before it hits in 2040
Do NASA Budget Cuts Mean End of the Mars Program?
NASA's Mars program is in danger of coming to an end due to proposed budget cuts.
Space Elevator Plans Unveiled by Japanese Company
A Japanese company unveiled plans on Wednesday to build a space elevator it hopes to complete by 2050.
‘Nomad’ Planets May Crowd the Milky Way
The Milky Way could be full of billions of nomad planets, according to a new study.
Space Food Experiment: NASA Seeks Volunteers to Inhabit Hawaiian Mars-Like Environment
Next year, six volunteers will spend four months living on a simulated Mars base for a NASA food study conducted by Cornell University and the University of Hawaii-Manoa.
Black Hole Winds, Waterworld Planet Discovered by NASA: Rare Pictures of 5 Other Recent Space Discoveries [PHOTOS]
NASA has had a big week! Record breaking space winds emitting from a black hole and a new waterworld planet were reportedly discovered in deep space this week.
Black Hole Researchers Record 20 Million MPH Winds Coming from the Mysterious Cosmic Object
Scientists have discovered something amazing in space. After analyzing satellite images, scientists have discovered the fastest measured winds to be observed from a stellar-mass black hole.
NASA Discovers Fastest Cosmic Hurricane; Black Hole Has 20 Million MPH Winds
Scientists have successfully measured, what they claimed, the fastest wind yet discovered blowing off a stellar-mass black hole. The wind is moving at a record-breaking speed of about 20 million mph (32 million kph), or about 3 percent of the speed of light.
Space Elevator That Soars 60,000 Miles into Space May Become Reality by 2050
Obayashi Corporation, one of the major Japanese construction companies, has a grandiose dream - it plans to build a 'space elevator,' by the year 2050, which will transport passengers almost 60,000 miles high into space, Japanese newspaper Yomiuri has reported.
Angry Birds Space Launch March 22: New Birds, Super Powers, Zero Gravity and Many More
Rovio is launching the fourth major release in the Angry Birds series Angry Birds Space on March 22 for mobile devices. The game will feature new planets, and users will have to compete with zero gravity while experiencing many new gameplay elements.
John Glenn Celebrates 50 Years Since Orbiting Earth: Rare Pictures from Space Flight [PHOTOS]
It was 50 years ago today that astronaut John Glenn left the earth in what would become on the most historic flights. Glenn's capsule, the Friendship 7, soared 162 miles from Cape Canaveral, Fla., into outer space.
Fifty Years after Glenn Flight, U.S. Buying Rides to Space
Fifty years after John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth, NASA no longer has the ability to fly astronauts in space, a decision Glenn lays squarely on the shoulders of the Bush administration.
'Angry Bird' Ready to Blast Off Into Space on March 22, NASA Joins the Party
It seems this earth is too small for the flock of angry birds whose goal in life is to destroy the greedy green pigs who stole their eggs. That's right, Angry Birds is all set to blast off into space and the date of their cosmic trip has been set for March 22..
Obama at Boeing Plant Calls for Tax Plan to Boost U.S. Manufacturing, Exports
Standing by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Everett, Wash., on Friday, President Barack Obama called on Congress to reshape the corporate tax code to benefit companies that keep jobs in the United States, giving a boost to the domestic manufacturing sector and exports.
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NASA Robonaut Video: Astronaut, Humanoid Shake Hands on International Space Station
NASA's Robonaut did some handshaking at the International Space Station.
Spacewalkers Prepare Russian Module for Dumping
A pair of Russian cosmonauts floated outside the International Space Station on Thursday to prepare for the removal of a Russian docking module due to be flown into the atmosphere for incineration next year.
Space Junk to be Blasted with Swiss-Made CleanSpace One Satellite [VIDEO]
Space junk now in Earth's orbit will be blasted into dust by a new Swiss satellite called the CleanSpace One, and its mission is a critical one. NASA says nearly 95 percent of the objects in the above picture are junk. Though Switzerland is not responsible for adding to that amount of space debris, they aim to be the ones cleaning it up. The Swiss Space Center is building the CleanSpace One satellite for the express purpose of finding, collecting and destroying not functional satellites and o...
Anonymous, Hackers Take Credit for Knocking NASDAQ Website Offline, Announce 'Global Internet Blackout' for March 31
A group of ‘hacktivists’ calling themselves L0NGwave99 took on the stock exchange earlier this week after announcing their intentions on Sunday. Through coordinated Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS ) attacks the group, which acted in conjunction with the formless and international hacker collective Anonymous, and in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement, temporarily shut down the public websites for NASDAQ, BATS stock exchange and the Chicago Board options Exchange (CBOE).
Obama Wants $2.1 Billion for NASA's Florida Spaceport
President Barack Obama's proposed 2013 budget for NASA boosts spending at the Kennedy Space Center, which bore the brunt of job layoffs at the end of the space shuttle program last year, the center director said on Tuesday.
NASA Unveils Image of 185 AD Supernova
The spectacular image, which combines data captured by four telescopes, depicts the celestial event which Chinese astronomers witnessed in 185 AD. The mysterious phenomenon, termed as guest star, remained in the sky for eight months, they had noted.
Last Minute Valentine's Day Gift Shoppers In For a Deflating Surprise
Last minute Valentine's Day gift shoppers hoping to surprise their paramours with a bouquet of balloons are in for a deflating surprise this year. A global helium shortage is causing supply-chain disruptions for gift shop owners, raising the possibility that there won't be enough of the lighter-than-air gas to fill out the tens of thousands of foil hearts, flowers and puppies gifted every February 14.
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