Is Earth-moon space the US military's new high ground? By Leonard David U.S. military officials have increasingly flagged a new role in guarding American assets and interests in Earth-moon space.
4 Indian astronauts are training in Russia for future spaceflights By Leonard David Four Indian astronauts continue to train at Russia's Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow as prospective space travelers for India's crewed Gaganyaan project.
Cold as (lunar) ice: Protecting the moon's polar regions from contamination By Leonard David Can humanity mine water ice at the moon's poles without compromising these regions' great scientific potential?
Tour China's 'Mars yard' for its Tianwen-1 rover mission (video) By Leonard David China has built a testing ground for its first Mars mission, Tianwen-1, which launched to the Red Planet in July and aims to land a rover on the surface in April 2021.
What does the Pentagon's new UFO task force mean? Experts weigh in. By Leonard David The Pentagon just announced the creation of a task force to analyze and understand the "nature and origins" of UFOs. Here's what the much-hyped news means.
Russia gearing up to launch moon mission in 2021 By Leonard David Russia's Luna-25 moon lander is starting to come together ahead of its planned launch next year.
China's Tianwen-1 Mars rover mission gets a boost from international partners By Leonard David China's bid to explore Mars involves several other nations for tracking, orbital relay of data and science instrument support.
NASA's inspector general raises questions with cost management of Orion spacecraft By Leonard David The OIG determined that Orion, the next-gen capsule that will carry NASA astronauts to the moon and other deep-space destinations, has continued to experience cost increases and schedule delays.
China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission rolls out to launch pad (photos, video) By Leonard David China's first fully homegrown Mars mission, Tianwen-1, rolled out to its launch pad at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province today (July 17).
How the coronavirus pandemic can help us prepare for an asteroid impact By Leonard David The emergency preparedness activities now underway to combat the coronavirus pandemic offer insight about our readiness to deal with a dangerous incoming asteroid, experts say.
Ready, SETI, go: Is there a race to contact E.T.? By Leonard David Researchers using China's huge new FAST radio telescope are piecing together a technological strategy to carry out a major and sweeping search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).
How amateur satellite trackers are keeping an 'eye' on objects around the Earth By Leonard David Around the planet, a loosely knit but closely woven band of amateurs monitor the whereabouts of satellites — be they secretive spacecraft, rocket stages, orbital debris or lost space probes.
'PANOSETI' prototypes: Ambitious alien-hunting project deploys 1st two telescopes By Leonard David The first two prototype telescopes for the ambitious PANOSETI project are up and running.
China wants a piece of the moon. Here's how it plans to handle lunar samples. By Leonard David A glimpse into China's readiness to handle samples from the moon reveals steps to be taken for storage, processing and preparation of the specimens.
Could Mars samples brought to Earth pose a threat to our planet? What the coronavirus (and 'Andromeda Strain') can teach us. By Leonard David NASA and the European Space Agency plan to haul pristine Mars samples to Earth in the near future. Should we worry about a possible 'Andromeda Strain' scenario?
How will NASA deal with the moon dust problem for Artemis lunar landings? By Leonard David Scientists and engineers are trying to work out ways to tamp down lunar dust so billowing clouds don't pose a problem to astronauts landing on the moon in 2024.
'See you in orbit?' New book tackles the enduring dream of public spaceflight By Leonard David In "See You In Orbit? Our Dream Of Spaceflight," former NASA manager Alan Ladwig takes a look back at the missions and milestones in developing public spaceflight opportunities.
A capital debate: Should Earth's natural satellite be 'Moon' or 'moon'? By Leonard David Planetary scientists and linguistic style makers don't agree about how to write the name of Earth's nearest neighbor.
Coronavirus fears have shuttered one physics meeting. Here's how space conferences could respond By Leonard David The spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus is beginning to affect major upcoming space and science gatherings.
What can the coronavirus outbreak teach us about bringing Mars samples back to Earth? By Leonard David A new virus called SARS-CoV-2 is a coronavirus that has caused an outbreak of a disease called COVID-19. But what does that have to do with Mars?
Scientists eye the Martian underground in search for alien life By Leonard David While the cold, dry, radiation-blasted surface of Mars is widely considered to be uninhabitable, the subsurface may be a very different story.
Space Force: What will the new military branch actually do? By Leonard David The Space Force has been officially established, but it's still unclear exactly what the organization will do.
Are the aliens us? UFOs may be piloted by time-traveling humans, book argues By Leonard David The great distances covered by visiting "aliens" may be ones of time rather than space, a recent book argues.
On Far Side of the Moon, Chinese Lander and Rover Hit One-Year Mark By Leonard David China hit a historic milestone on the moon Friday (Jan. 3) as its Chang'e 4 lander and rover celebrated their first full year exploring the lunar far side.
