Japan's Solar Sail Is the Toast of Space Science By Jeremy Hsu Researchers from around world are celebrating what they're calling a new dawn for spaceflight thanks to the success of a Japanese spacecraft propelled by a solar sail.
New Private Spacesuit Unveiled With New York Flair By Jeremy Hsu Two private spacesuit designers unveiled their first steps toward serious attire for future space travelers Friday night in front of a young, hip crowd of artists and tech geeks in Manhattan.
Cosmic Noise Could Improve Space Weather Forecasts By Jeremy Hsu Contamination in astrophysical soft X-ray observations could actually hold the key to dramatically improving space weather forecasts.
Air Force Sees Hypersonic Weapons and Spaceships in Future By Jeremy Hsu Scramjet and hypersonic tests by the Pentagon, Air Force and NASA may point to the future of travel.
High-Tech Space Planes Taking Shape in Italy, Russia By Jeremy Hsu Italy and Russia move forward with technology demonstrations and plans on the heels of a U.S. Air Force space plane launch.
Cause of Black Hole Outbursts Determined By Jeremy Hsu NASA's Swift satellite X-ray survey has revealed new supermassive black holes that confirm theoretical ideas about how black hole activity is triggered.
Mystery Spirals on Mars Finally Explained By Jeremy Hsu Radar reveals the secrets behind a mysterious pinwheel pattern at the Mars north polar ice cap.
Matter's Victory Over Antimatter Leaves Puzzling Aftermath By Jeremy Hsu A particle collider experiment uncovers another clue in how a matter-dominated universe could have arisen, but uncertainty remain.
Formation-Flying Satellites Could Create Artificial Eclipses By Jeremy Hsu A proposed European mission would create a perpetual eclipse for one satellite by flying another in tight formation, so that it could observe the Sun’s inner corona.
Japan Launches New Venus Probe and Solar Sail By Jeremy Hsu Japan's launch of a Venus weather satellite and solar sail on May 20th aims for both scientific and technological breakthroughs.
Air Force's New X-37B Space Plane Likely an Orbital Spy By Jeremy Hsu A former Air Force Space and Missile officer suggests that the mysterious Air Force space plane is most likely an orbital spy
Japanese Solar Sail Headed for Venus and Beyond By Jeremy Hsu A Japanese mission to Venus will include a test of the first interplanetary solar sail ever launched.
Japan Prepares Double Mission to Venus for Monday Launch By Jeremy Hsu Japan will launch a double-packed mission to Venus on May 18th which includes a weather probe and the first interplanetary solar sail.
Aging NASA Labs Need $2 Billion Makeover By Jeremy Hsu NASA’s hopes for the future may rest upon spending $2.46 billion to fix and upgrade lab facilities more than 40 years old.
True Age of Dying Stars Revealed by New Model By Jeremy Hsu A new model solves a puzzling age discrepancy for white dwarf stars
New Artificial Gravity Tests in Space Could Help Astronauts By Jeremy Hsu Future human missions to the asteroids and Mars put renewed interest in artificial gravity experiments on Earth and on the International Space Station.
Is a New Space Weapon Race Heating Up? By Jeremy Hsu The launch of an Air Force space plane and a hypersonic glider are the latest space technologies to raise concerns about weapons in space. But is a space weapon race under way?
Solar Sails Could Clean Up Space Junk By Jeremy Hsu A UK firm plans to launch a prototype CubeSail nanosatellite next year that would deploy its own solar sail as an atmospheric brake to end its life.
Bigger, Better Space Telescopes Following In Hubble's Footsteps By Jeremy Hsu A slew of upcoming space telescopes vie to prove themselves worthy of becoming successors to the Hubble Space Telescope.
3-D Printing Device Could Build Moon Base from Lunar Dust By Jeremy Hsu A 3-D printer could create a sandstone moon base out of lunar dust.
All Spaced Out: Past Presidents' Cosmic Visions By Jeremy Hsu Barack Obama's space vision comes on the heels of two Bush visions, Nixon's legacy, and the standard set by John F. Kennedy.
Mars Needs Better Space Storm Forecasts By Jeremy Hsu NASA is investing in a new space weather forecast system that could give days of warning for space storms headed for Mars and Earth.
