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Roscosmos to Complete Soyuz Accident Investigation This Month
October 22, 2018 | ArticleThe final report into the launch failure that forced the abort of a crewed Soyuz spacecraft is scheduled for completion by the end of the month, the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos announced Oct. 20.
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NASA Tests Astronaut Survival Systems for Orion Splashdowns
October 22, 2018 | ArticleNASA and the U.S. Air Force recently tested astronaut survival systems for the first time since the space shuttles stopped flying in 2011.
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Salty Martian Water Could Have Enough Oxygen to Support Life
October 22, 2018 | ArticleSome pockets of salty water buried just beneath the Martian surface could have enough oxygen to support microbes, and perhaps even simple animal life such as sponges, a new study suggests.
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Extraterrestrial Life Could Be Purple
October 22, 2018 | ArticleEarth's early life might have been purple, suggesting the search for extraterrestrial life should scan for the color.
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Einstein and the Incredible Hulk Now Have Their Own Constellations (But You'll Never See Them)
October 22, 2018 | ArticleNASA added 21 new "constellations" to the sky, thanks to invisible gamma-ray light.
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Apollo 7 Astronaut Recounts Splashdown at 50th Anniversary Gala
October 22, 2018 | ArticleWalt Cunningham hoped the parachutes had opened.
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Orionid Meteor Shower: Leftovers of Halley's Comet
October 22, 2018 | ReferenceThe Orionid meteor shower, made up of remnants of Halley's Comet, peaks in mid-October.
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Image of the Day
October 22, 2018 | Image AlbumThe BepiColombo mission launches to Mercury in this fisheye view from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
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The Next Battleground: What Do We Really Know About What Adversaries Do in Space?
October 22, 2018 | ArticleAs the Pentagon moves to stand up a U.S. Space Command and Congress debates whether it makes sense to create a Space Force, a central focus is to defend satellites from orbital weapons that would seek to damage or destroy U.S. assets in space.
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On This Day in Space! Oct. 22, 1992: Gene Roddenberry's Ashes Launch into Space
October 22, 2018 | ArticleOn Oct. 22, 1992, the space shuttle Columbia launched into space with the ashes of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of "Star Trek." See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!
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