The First Flight: Wright Flyer By Jeremy Hsu The 1903 Wright Flyer that made history's first flight was a relatively simple machine with propellers and wire controls.
Omani Wells May Shed Light on Martian Methane By Jeremy Hsu Microbes living in water deposits deep below the Arabian desert may provide clues about whether methane on Mars signals the presence of life.
The Cosmic Chemistry That Gave Rise to Water By Jeremy Hsu Earth's water has a mysterious past stretching back to the primordial clouds of gas that birthed the Sun and other stars.
Continents May Be Key Feature of 'Super-Earth' Alien Planets By Jeremy Hsu A new study gives hope for the possibility that many super-Earth planets orbiting distant stars have exposed continents rather than just water-covered surfaces.
Google Invests In Satellite Swarms to Expand Internet (Video) By Jeremy Hsu Google aims to invest billions in a fleet of satellites to provide service to areas presently without broadband Internet access.
Meteorite Minerals Hint at Earth Extinctions, Climate Change By Jeremy Hsu A huge asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs may not have been the only cosmic event to cause mass extinctions or change Earth’s climate.
Tiny Submersible Could Search for Life in Europa's Ocean By Jeremy Hsu Could a small sub help find life under Europa's icy shell?
Hypersonic 'SpaceLiner' Aims to Fly Passengers in 2050 By Jeremy Hsu A hypersonic vehicle that launches like a rocket could fly people from the U.S. to Europe in an hour.
Science Fiction Aims to Fund Real Weapon By Jeremy Hsu A physicist hopes his science fiction book can help fund a laser-powered EMP defense against guided missiles.
DNA 'LEGOs' Build a Mini Space Shuttle By Jeremy Hsu DNA 'bricks' that join together to make 3D shapes by themselves could lead to new nanotechnology.
Balloon Test Shows Space Tourism on the Horizon By Jeremy Hsu Human space tourists could ride balloons high above the Earth to get astronautlike views by 2014.
Spooky! NASA Hunts Gravitational Waves on the Atomic Level By Jeremy Hsu NASA wants to use spooky quantum physics to detect the existence of gravitational waves predicted by Albert Einstein.
Why Can't You Go Space Diving Yet? By Jeremy Hsu A skydiving daredevil's leap does not mean a space-diving industry for all.
US Military Wants Space Planes, Reusable Rockets By Jeremy Hsu The robotic X-37B space plane may lead to future U.S. military space planes for astronauts.
New, Compact Body Scanner Ready for Space Station By Jeremy Hsu Astronauts could get MRI medical imaging aboard the space station by 2020.
NASA Funds 'Thor's Hammer' Idea for Tossing Satellites By Jeremy Hsu A spinning rocket stage could hurl tiny satellites toward other planets like mighty Thor wielding his hammer.
NASA Calls for Ceasefire in Human-Robot Space Budget Wars By Jeremy Hsu It's time for human and robotic exploration to work together, officials say.
How Space Robots Could Heal, Learn Like Living Creatures By Jeremy Hsu NASA and U.S. military researchers want to make space robots that borrow the best traits of living creatures.
What NASA's 'Mohawk Guy' Means for the Future of Space Exploration By Jeremy Hsu The next generation of space engineers wear mohawks instead of pocket protectors.
NASA Turns to 3D Printing for Self-Building Spacecraft By Jeremy Hsu A NASA-backed 3D printing effort could lead to space manufacturing of huge telescopes or spacecraft.
Space Mining Entrepreneurs Pitch Ideas to 'Invisible Obama' … and Romney By Jeremy Hsu Space mining advocates have big ideas for America's space exploration future.
Can US Spaceflight Innovation Survive Deep Budget Cuts? By Jeremy Hsu American spaceflight industries and the military are struggling to balance innovation and budget cuts.
How a Mars Sample Return Mission Can Go Electric By Jeremy Hsu Solar electric power could help return Mars samples to Earth.
