Ed Dwight was set to be the first black astronaut. Here's why it never happened
New York Times: For a brief moment, civil rights movement and space race came together.
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Michael Collins didn't walk on the moon. But he got to drink warm coffee
New York Times: Michael Collins kept an orbital vigil during Neil's and Buzz's moonwalk.
The Moon: The odd objects that we've left on the surface
On the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, we look at what's been left behind.
Rocket Lab to launch 3D-printing spacecraft
Experimental spacecraft Archinaut One will 3D-print parts of itself while in orbit.
Why we could have landed on Mars decades ago
A NASA engineer has revealed why humans haven't been back to the moon or visited Mars.
Barry crawls ashore in Louisiana, weakens to tropical storm
Barry weakened after making landfall but could still cause disastrous flooding.
Should Neil Armstrong's bootprints be on the moon forever?
New York Times: Time to consider whether, and how, to preserve humanity's lunar heritage.
The Moon is a hazardous place to live
New York Times: Here's the most serious risks if we make it back to the lunar surface.
They kinda want to believe Apollo 11 was maybe a hoax
New York Times: Conspiracy theories were once deadly serious. The mood has since shifted.
Nasa reopens Apollo mission control room that once landed men on moon
New York Times: Restored room is as though engineers stepped out, but would be right back.
Giant asteroid could make us all billionaires
NASA plans to head towards a massive asteroid worth hundreds of quintillions of dollars.
With a poof, Mars methane is gone
New York Times: The gas detected on Mars has since dissipated leaving only a mystery.
How Nasa sold the science and glamour of space travel
New York Times: Why slick salesmanship was required to get people onboard with Nasa.
Take your own space odyssey - a holiday on the Space Station
It might cost a few million dollars, but you can't beat the view.
Moonstruck? Donald Trump claims the moon is 'part of Mars'
The US president has attacked Nasa in a tweet.
Nanogirl: What travelling in space does to the body
Forget surviving on another planet - the question is will your knees make the journey?
A single mother landed a Nasa internship. But Houston was a problem
NYT: She was offered the chance of a lifetime. Within 24 hours the public made it happen.
Anna Lee Fisher: The first mum in space
She was pregnant when Nasa offered to send her to space. Anna Fisher didn't hesitate.
How Nasa is keeping tabs on Elon Musk's space revolution
Elon Musk's SpaceX is on a mission to reshape the industry in this second space age.
SpaceX capsule suffers failure that sends a cloud of smoke over coast
A SpaceX capsule failed during an engine test that sent a plume of smoke over Florida.
Dozens of women's bodies have been dug up along a US highway. Will new clues lead to a suspect?
Bodies found in the 'killing fields' in Texas have been identified after 25 years.
Nasa's twins study sees no red flags for human space travel
The results are "reassuring", but a spacewalk's no cakewalk, genetically speaking.
Nasa has awkward history with women in space
The reason for the all-female spacewalk cancellation has been revealed.
Why Nasa's historic all-female spacewalk isn't happening
Nasa cancels first-female spacewalk because there are not enough spacesuits to fit them.
Is there life on Mars? Kiwi scientists join the hunt
Kiwis are helping answer one of the most tantalising questions facing science.
Nasa's newest Mars lander has started digging into red planet
Drilling on the InSight has hit a few snags, but scientists remain hopeful.
Opportunity lost: Nasa says goodbye to record-setting Mars rover
The spacecraft has been declared dead after 15 years.
Nasa warning: Huge asteroids to come alarmingly close to Earth
The largest of the three asteroids skimming past soon could cause a catastrophic event.
Editorial: 2019, a further space odyssey?
EDITORIAL: With two major space-age achievements already this year, what else is in store?
Nuclear 'tunnelbot' probes alien life
It looks little more than a giant snowball. But now Nasa thinks it can probe it.
Recording shows what it sounds like on Mars
The Mars lander has released audio of sounds from the red planet never heard before.
Nanogirl: How vacuuming could save the planet
COMMENT: An interplanetary vacuum cleaner may be about to change the world.