May 2, 2016 LightSail spacecraft wakes up again, deploys solar sail It wasn't exactly smooth sailing, but The Planetary Society's cubesat got the job done in the end.
May 2, 2016 NASA launches ‘flying saucer’ test flight, suffers chute snafu After a series of weather-related delays, NASA launched the test flight of its revolutionary 'flying saucer' technology Monday. However, only one of the two technologies designed to slow its descent to earth fully deployed.
May 2, 2016 The science behind NASA’s ‘flying saucer’ test If humans are ever going to visit Mars, NASA must consider how it will transport astronauts across millions of miles of space. But the final few miles of that journey may be the most volatile.Â
May 2, 2016 Eerie comet landscape revealed by Rosetta spacecraft photos A deluge of newly released photos from the Rosetta mission reveals the haunting alien landscape on the surface of a comet as it orbits the sun.
May 2, 2016 NASA 'flying saucer' launch delayed by rough seas, next try Wednesday An innovative saucer-shaped parachute that NASA scientists have dubbed their "flying saucer" will have to wait an extra 24 hours before launching on its latest test flight after rough ocean conditions delayed a planned launch Tuesday.
May 2, 2016 NASA preps revolutionary ‘flying saucer’ test flight NASA will conduct an ambitious test flight of its revolutionary 'flying saucer' technology Tuesday as scientists lay the foundations for future Mars missions.
May 2, 2016 Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane spotted by amateur astronomers A global team of vigilant satellite watchers has caught the U.S. Air Force's robotic X-37B space plane on camera as the craft circles Earth on its fourth mysterious mission.
May 2, 2016 Google 'Doodle' celebrates Sally Ride, 1st American woman in space Google has paid tribute to America's first woman in space with a series of five animated "Doodles" appearing on its website today, May 26.
May 2, 2016 Ceres’ bright spots still shrouded in mystery The mysterious spots on Ceres shine brightly in NASA’s latest images of the dwarf planet.
May 2, 2016 Slippery slopes on Mars send Curiosity Rover on detour NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has found a new route to some interesting rocks after its original path proved too difficult to traverse.