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Space exploration

It might be raining diamonds on Neptune

After Cassini, where to next?

Science

For some astronomers, the ice giants Neptune and Uranus are a tantalizing option.

japan moon

Japan wants to put its own astronaut on the moon in 2030

Science
Jupiter

Take a dazzling new peek at Jupiter

Technology
Explorers Tom and Tina Sjogren stand in front of a blackboard at a makers space.

Dreaming of a DIY mission to Mars

Science
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World’s largest jet to be delivered to China

Business
Mars

Mars brought them together. Now, they want to be the the first couple to live there.

Science

R. Daniel Golden and Yari Rodriguez are on the short list of 100 candidates for Mars One, which has the audacious goal of colonizing Mars by 2023.

Former astronaut Mark Kelly, left, stands across from his brother, Scott Kelly, the current commander of the International Space Station.

A study of astronaut twins will give NASA some key genetic insight

Science

Scott and Mark Kelly, like many twins, are taking part in a genetic study to see how environment affects them differently. There’s one key twist, though: Scott is commanding the International Space Station, and NASA hopes to see what his yearlong mission might do to his genes.

A vista from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity

That one-way ticket to Mars you were hoping for may not be such a good idea

Science

The Mars One mission was once a media darling, but a critical MIT report has triggered a backlash against the project that even includes one of its own potential astronauts.

A true-color image of Jupiter taken by the Cassini spacecraft. The Galilean moon Europa casts a shadow on the planet's cloud tops.

Exciting new ideas in space technology are getting short-changed by Congress

Technology

Scientists at NASA and universities across the US are developing promising new technologies for space exploration. But it’s all happening way too slowly, one scientist says. The reason: Congress.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and his wife, Jackie, watch as the Delta IV Heavy rocket with the Orion spacecraft lifts off on December 5, 2014.

One small step from Earth, one giant leap to Mars?

Science

NASA says the first launch of the Orion spacecraft on Friday is “the dawn of the new era of space exploration” that will finally kick off the attempt to put humans on Mars.