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.
An Astronaut Got a Blood Clot in Space. Here's How Doctors on Earth Fixed It. By Leonard David An unidentified astronaut aboard the International Space Station had a deep vein thrombosis — or blood clot — in the jugular vein of their neck, according to a new case study.
China Prepping for Comeback Launch of Heavy-Lift Long March 5 Rocket Friday By Leonard David The launch will be the third ever for the Long March 5, and the first since a July 2017 liftoff ended in failure.
Trump Officially Establishes US Space Force with 2020 Defense Bill Signing By Leonard David President Trump has signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act and with it directed the establishment of the U.S. Space Force as the sixth branch of the armed forces.
China's Farside Moon Rover Breaks Lunar Longevity Record By Leonard David China’s farside rover, Yutu 2, has broken the longevity record for working on the surface of the moon.
Moon FARSIDE: Lunar Astronomy Proposal Takes Aim at Cosmic Dark Ages and Exoplanets By Leonard David The moon's farside is an attention grabber for many reasons. A new mission idea capitalizes on those reasons in a project dubbed FARSIDE.
China's Huge, Alien-Hunting Radio Telescope Is Finishing Its Testing Phase By Leonard David China's giant, alien-hunting radio telescope is finishing its testing-and-commissioning phase, which has occurred over the past three years.
Japanese Asteroid Probe Tests Ion Engine for Journey Home to Earth By Leonard David A recent test of the ion engine that powers Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft went well, clearing the hardware for full-on operations soon, mission team members announced late last week.
Will 2020 Be the Year We Find Intelligent Alien Life? By Leonard David Is 2020 the celestial payoff year, in which astronomers finally confirm a "technosignature" coming from an advanced alien civilization?
China's Microsatellite Crash Site on the Moon Spotted by NASA Lunar Orbiter By Leonard David A NASA spacecraft circling the moon has spotted the scar left by a Chinese satellite's impact.
Could Weird Lunar Swirls Help People Settle the Moon? By Leonard David These strange features on the moon are associated with magnetic anomalies and may therefore help shield astronauts from radiation, some researchers say.
Watch China Simulate a Mars Landing for 2020 Mission to Red Planet (Video) By Leonard David China just tested out its brand-new facility for simulating Mars landings, marking a big step in the nation's planned march to the Red Planet.
Moon Dust Could Be a Problem for Future Lunar Explorers By Leonard David Explorers and tourists on the moon will have to deal with lunar dust, which is abrasive and pervasive.
NASA's 2024 Moon Goal: Q&A with Human Landing System Chief Lisa Watson-Morgan By Leonard David A NASA official discusses how the agency plans to pull off the ambitious landing plan.
Area 51 Gate Crashing: Storm of Controversy By Leonard David Aliens of all stripes are zeroing in on the secretive Area 51 this weekend.
NASA Moon Orbiter Fails to Spot India's Lunar Lander: Report By Leonard David NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has reportedly failed to spot India’s Chandrayaan-2 lunar lander, which apparently crashed during its Sept. 6 touchdown attempt.
US Air Force Begins 2019 Space Wargame By Leonard David The United States Air Force Space Command began conducting the 13th Schriever Wargame at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama yesterday (Sept. 4).
At the Moon, India's Chandrayaan-2 Spacecraft Poised to Release Lunar Lander By Leonard David India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft at the moon successfully completed its fifth and final lunar orbit maneuver today (Sept. 1), setting the stage for the release of the country's first lunar lander.
US Military Eyes Strategic Value of Earth-Moon Space By Leonard David The protection of trade routes and lines of communication are traditional military responsibilities, and this will continue to be true as cislunar space becomes "high ground."
Europe and Russia Have ExoMars Parachute Problems. It Could Threaten the 2020 Mars Launch By Leonard David The mission, which is scheduled to launch in July 2020, has suffered failures in two recent parachute tests.
