Dragon does it: Completes first commercial mission to Space Station
By William Atkins
The SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft returned to Earth on Sunday, October 28, 2012, completing the first commercial mission to the International Space Station.
The hardest-to-see planet is on full show just after sunset.
An inventive plan by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate student would spray paintball pellets onto a large asteroid that is headed toward a collision… How did Voyager 1 get to be the furthest human-made object out in space?
By William Atkins
The NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft is about to traverse the boundary between the Sun's influence and interstellar space. We accomplished this feat with some inventive…
Blue Origin, spearheaded by Jeff Bezos of Amazon, successfully conducted a pad escape test on October 19, 2012. The test was part of NASA's Commercial…
As part of an eclipse that occurs almost entirely over the Pacific Ocean, far north Queensland will be treated to a spectacular view in mid…
Planet discovered next door to our solar system: Alpha Centauri Bb
By William Atkins
A planet has been discovered circling Alpha Centauri B, a star that is about 4.3 light-years away from Earth. Other than our Sun, Alpha Centauri… Time-lapse video shows space shuttle Endeavour maneuvering through LA
By William Atkins
The space shuttle Endeavour traveled about 12 miles the weekend of Sunday, October 14, 2012, going from Los Angeles International Airport to the California Science…
If you happened to miss the faster-than-the-speed-of-sound skydive of Fearless Felix on Sunday, 14, 2012, the sponsor of the event, Red Bull, has provided a…
The Orionid meteor shower is expected to be "beautiful" in 2012, along with producing a lot of speedy meteors shooting across the night sky on October…
