In case of abort during launch of the private spaceflight company's New Shepard rocket, the motor will ignite and push the rocket away from the booster. The capsule will then land using its parachutes.
While we may never know if extraterrestrial life exists, we are slowly getting closer to finding out through the study of astrobiology.
The star SAO 244567 has been studied for over 45 years. According to European Southern Observatory, "between 1971 and 2002 the surface temperature of the star skyrocketed by almost 40,000 degrees Celsius."
The story of the first American to endure almost a year in space may soon be headed for the silver screen. Sony Pictures secured the movie rights to "Endurance: My Year in Space and Our Journey to Mars," a new memoir by astronaut Scott Kelly.
The formation of the moon may have occurred when a massive body collided with Earth and vaporized a significant portion of the planet. A new study lends support to this high-energy impact theory.
A missing bounty of small galaxies in the space around the Milky Way may have been destroyed by internal forces, according to new computer simulations.
Mars may be a barren desert with no alien life (that we know of), but the Red Planet certainly isn't lifeless. Several robotic scientists are exploring the Martian surface as well as its skies.
Mercury has a reputation for being hard to spot. But skywatchers have a great chance to see the small, fast-moving planet this month.
Saturn's iconic rings disappear into shadow in a gorgeous image by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
The explosion of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sept. 1 is a setback for the commercial spaceflight company, but it's also an opportunity to learn and improve.
The NASA mission to Asteroid Bennu is a sample return mission. On approach the probe will be mapping the asteroid for a good sampling location. The American Museum of Natural History has created this visualization to show how the process occurs.
In 1976, Humans received their first pictures from the surface of the Red Planet. The NASA team behind the historic first recall receiving the transmission that carried the imagery.
China's next space laboratory — Tiangong-2 – is being prepared for liftoff at northwest China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
"Star Trek" crews set out on voyages seeking strange new worlds and unknown life, to boldly go where no man has gone before — and that is exactly what NASA is aiming to do for modern spaceflight, specifically with its anticipated journey to Mars.
