Synthetic biology has opened up the possibility of turning microbes into just about anything–from fuel to medicine. Astronauts strapped for space could someday produce more by carrying microbes that can turn… Read more »
Orbital Sciences’ rocket exploded and crashed just after launching last week. It was scheduled to deliver cargo to the International Space Station. Read more »
One pilot is dead and another seriously injured after the plane failed two minutes into its flight. The craft was using a type of fuel that Virgin Galactic had never flown… Read more »
The Soviet-era engines were already scheduled to be replaced in two years. Orbital Sciences’ CEO also acknowledged a possible delay in the company’s launch schedule next year. Read more »
SpaceX may begin using a landing platform for its Falcon 9 rocket as soon as December. Musk estimated at a recent talk that it only has a 50 percent chance of… Read more »
Six people will spend the next eight months in a habitat in Hawaii meant to simulate living on Mars. Among other tasks, they will test a virtual reality program built to… Read more »
To gather precise data on more than a billion stars and other phenomena in our galaxy requires some intense data collection equipment and processing tools. Read more »