human space exploration
NASA: Alien Life is 'Highest Planetary Protection Priority' for Mars Missions
NASA wants to explore Mars, but a new agency directive shows that avoiding “extraterrestrial life and bioactive molecules” hitching a ride back to Earth is a top priority.
Corporations Are Ready to Build Moon Villages, Our Laws Are Not
Moon community concepts are being developed by federal space agencies and private spaceflight companies. What legal, economic, and social frameworks should apply to these communities?
Astronauts Try Out ‘Skinsuits’ To Prevent Slipped Discs and Spine Stretching
A taste of Earth’s gravity, now in unitard form.
This Biologist Wants to Grow Vegetables on Mars
His work could help astronauts grow tomatoes on the Red Planet one day.
How Humans Will Finally Reach Interstellar Space
Four decades ago, Voyager 1 and 2 began their journey to the stars. When will humans follow them?
NASA Is Making Soylent-Like Food Bars For Astronauts
Flavors include "ginger vanilla" and "barbeque nut."
NASA's 'Flying Saucer' Brings Us One Step Closer to a Manned Mission to Mars
The Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator was put through a successful spin test today in preparation for a more elaborate trial in June.