Going back to the Moon after half a century, and then to Mars, literally means reinventing the wheel. After all, Mars is a ...

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When that happens, it will bring about 4,700 jobs to the Tennessee Valley, the second-term congressman said during his ...

United Launch Alliance has chosen Aerojet Rocketdyne over Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture to provide the upper-stage rocket engine for its next-generati ...

Every year the moon moves just a little farther away from our planet. Scientists have calculated the rate at which our ...

During the Apollo missions, NASA put reflectors on the moon. In the five decades since then, scientists have shot laser beams ...

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Twelve years ago today, the world saw the first-ever music video shot in space. It was a cover of a poignant David Bowie classic.

After World War II, Operation Paperclip quietly recruited German scientists to work on its most advanced weapons and space ...

"He [Bowie] had always fantasized about flying in space ... for him it was just like a gift," said Hadfield of his "Space Oddity" video.

NASA budget proposal would slash around US$6 billion (£4.4 billion) in funding. This is a huge reduction, amounting to around ...