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July 5, 2018

How long would it take to cross the Milky Way at light speed?

The disk of our home galaxy – the Milky Way – is bigger than we previously thought. A new study shows it would take 200,000 years for a spaceship traveling at the speed of light to go across the entire galaxy.

July 3, 2018

China plans 'megarocket' that could outperform NASA, SpaceX, expert says

Private space companies such as SpaceX and Blue Origin have captured several headlines recently as they head for the stars. But as the Trump administration focuses on a "space force" and continuing America's "unparalleled space leadership," China has unveiled plans to build a powerful rocket that would rival anything NASA and private industry have to offer.

July 3, 2018

The Space Station is shifting to commercial crew vehicles. Where does that leave Russia?

I spent several days in June traveling with a group of journalists to watch the Expedition 56 crew launch to the International Space Station (ISS). To do so, we had to make our way to Moscow, get picked up by a charter airline, and fly to the remote desert town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

July 3, 2018

IMAGE: Private Japanese rocket crashes to Earth in fiery launch failure

A private Japanese rocket crashed to Earth in a fiery explosion on Saturday (June 30) just moments after lifting off from a test site near the town of Taiki on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido.

June 28, 2018

How Buzz Aldrin wants to make Mars habitable

Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon, has pushed for humanity to expand its presence in space, making Mars habitable for mankind. But for a planet whose atmosphere is almost entirely made up carbon dioxide, how will humans do something as simple as breathe, much less live?

June 27, 2018

What could go wrong? IBM sending real-life HAL robot to International Space Station

CIMON (Crew Interactive Mobile Companion) is the world's first first-flying, autonomous, artificial intelligence-based robot and it's slated to head to the International Space Station (ISS) later this week.

June 27, 2018

Space 'dumpling' rendezvous: Japan's Hayabusa 2 spacecraft arrives at asteroid Ryugu

After a journey of almost 2 billion miles, Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft has arrived at asteroid Ryugu.

June 27, 2018

'World's strongest coffee' set to launch off-world for space station

"The world's strongest coffee" is about to become the strongest off-world, too.

June 26, 2018

Buzz Aldrin: How we can make Mars missions a reality

While the private sector continues to expand and help shape the future of space exploration, former astronaut Buzz Aldrin believes billionaires aren’t necessarily the answer to conquering the unrelenting quest for knowledge among the stars.

June 26, 2018

No, China's Tiangong-2 space lab (probably) isn't about to fall to Earth

China's second space lab dived unexpectedly toward Earth this month, just two months after its predecessor crashed uncontrolled into our planet's atmosphere.