Flawed Tests on Earth May Explain Why NASA’s Rovers Get Stuck on Mars

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This picture shows a model of the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit being tested for performance on five wheels at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Astronauts Unpack Cargo From Stinky Russian Spacecraft, Despite Troubling Odor

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The Progress 90 cargo craft carrying nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies approaches the International Space Station for a docking to the Poisk module.

NASA’s Voyager 1 Finally Phones Home After Worrying Communications Glitch

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The Voyager Spacecraft

Japan’s Epsilon S Rocket Test Ends in Fiery Explosion, Marking Another Big Setback

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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (Jaxa) new solid fuel rocket Epsilon stands on a launching pad at Jaxa's Uchinoura Space Center at Kimotsuki town in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan's southern island of Kyushu on August 27, 2013.

Astronauts Report Alarming Stench Coming From Russian Spacecraft Docked to ISS

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The Progress 90 cargo craft carrying nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies approaches the International Space Station for a docking to the Poisk module.

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 Hits New Altitude Record as Supersonic Travel Nears Reality

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The XB-1 aircraft in flight.

Eileen Collins’ Unlikely Journey to Becoming the First Woman to Command NASA’s Space Shuttle

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Astronauts Eileen M. Collins, mission commander; and Jeffrey S.

Rare Asteroid Sample Contaminated by Microorganisms Despite Scientists’ Best Efforts

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Rocky Asteroid In Dark Space

Is There a Limit to How Long Humans Can Survive in Space?

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Nasa Astronaut

This Nebula Blasts Particles Into Space. Also, It Looks Like a Guitar

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