A little more than 40 years ago, Dubai was a tiny pearl-fishing village lined with dirt roads. Now it’s the largest …

Sarah Fecht at 11:14 AM Feb 16 2017

When it comes to spaceflight, SpaceX’s prices and flair are hard to beat. But the company hasn’t exactly had smooth …

Sarah Fecht at 10:30 AM Feb 6 2017

Scott and Mark Kelly—NASA astronauts and identical twins—have given countless blood and saliva samples …

Claire Maldarelli at 10:03 AM Jan 31 2017

The sixties, like today, were a turbulent time. America was divided over the war with Vietnam, the Civil Rights …

Amy Thompson at 10:15 AM Jan 30 2017

Some day soon, private companies are expected to take over the task of carrying astronauts to and from the Internatio…

Sarah Fecht at 10:50 AM Jan 27 2017

After a 10-year journey, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft sped past Pluto for just a few short hours in July 2015. It …

Sarah Fecht at 09:54 AM Jan 25 2017

This picture of a landing gear assembly on a lab test rig shows how big it is; the foot pad’s diameter is easily …

Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer at 09:54 AM Jan 25 2017
 
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