Sotheby’s to auction rare videotape of Neil Armstrong’s first steps on moon
A one-time NASA intern who bought a truckload of videotapes to resell them may end up a millionaire next month when Sotheby’s auctions what it...
NASA to send drone to Saturn’s moon for clues on human origins
NASA plans to send a drone named Dragonfly to Saturn’s biggest moon, Titan, the agency said Thursday, announcing the space agency’s latest high-profile mission to...
U.S. patent agency to review Harvard, MIT’s claim to CRISPR technology
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Monday said it would review whether Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology can claim rights to...
U.N., European bodies outline joint push against space junk
European and U.N. bodies on Thursday outlined a joint push for global action on space junk, saying that debris orbiting the earth must be cleaned...
Grab and throw: South Korea makes flower vase fire extinguisher
In a panic after a fire has broken out and can’t remember where the fire extinguisher is, let alone how to use it?...
Costs, delays mount for Boeing’s NASA launch system, audit finds
NASA’s flagship space launch system being built by Boeing is taking years longer than expected with cost overruns of nearly $2 billion, an audit found...
Apollo astronauts celebrate 50 years since first moon landing
Three astronauts instrumental in the groundbreaking U.S. space program of the 1960s and 70s gathered at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday to celebrate the...
NASA boss says ‘no doubt’ SpaceX explosion delays flight program
The explosion that destroyed a SpaceX astronaut taxi in April “no doubt” delays NASA’s drive to return Americans to the International Space Station from U.S....
Prehistoric settlement in Turkey bears telltale signs of modern woes
Overcrowding. Violence. Infectious diseases. Environmental degradation. It may sound like the worst of modern mega-cities....
Ebola’s spread shows how science needs societies to succeed
LONDON – The persistence of Congo’s Ebola outbreak and its deadly spread to Uganda in recent days show how societal issues are as crucial as...
