Latest articles by Clara Moskowitz
Mock Mars Mission Will Test Stresses of Red Planet Living
The project will study how people can live and work together under stressful conditions.
Space Telescope Crowdfunding Project Raises Over $200,000 on First Day
Asteroid mining company Planetary Resources wants to launch a telescope for public use.
Asteroid Miners to Launch World's 1st Crowdfunded Space Telescope
The instrument would be used for citizen science projects and "space selfies."
Do Black Holes Create New Universes? Q&A With Physicist Lee Smolin
If time is real, the laws of nature may evolve over time, Smolin says.
Exquisite Map of Cosmos Hints at Universe's Birth
The light left over from the Big Bang may help answer some of the thorniest cosmic conundrums.
Trip to Space With Leonardo DiCaprio Sells at Auction for $1.5 million
The winner bidder will fly on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo with the actor.
Star Mystery Solved: Stellar Twins Closer to Earth Than Thought
The twin stars of SS Cygni are hundreds of light-years closer to Earth than thought.
NASA Unveils Space Apps Contest Champions
A greenhouse plan for Mars and an interplanetary weather app took top prizes.
Mars Meteorite May Fetch $160,000 At Auction
The meteorite was found in 2012 in Morocco's Sahara Desert.
Moon or Asteroid? Congress Debates Best Pit Stop to Mars
Lawmakers questioned NASA's plan to lasso an asteroid for astronauts to visit.
Storms That Spawned Deadly Oklahoma Tornadoes Seen from Space (Video)
The storms that gave rise to the Moore, Okla. tornado and others nearby were sighted from space.
Congress to Hear Manned Mars Mission Ideas on Tuesday
Scientists and former NASA officials will present on the challenges and motivations for manned Mars missions.
How Electric Spacecraft Could Fly NASA to Mars
Electric propulsion technology has matured to the point that NASA may consider it as part of a scheme to send people to Mars.
Huge Rock Crashes Into Moon, Sparks Giant Explosion
A new 65-foot-wide impact crater is the result.
Brilliant Science Blunders: Astrophysicist Mario Livio Speaks Out
What we can learn from the greatest scientific mistakes in history.
Private Mars Flyby Mission Ponders NASA & Commercial Rockets
Inspiration Mars may use a SpaceX rocket, a pair of ULA boosters, or NASA's SLS.
Astronomer's Poem Mourns Ailing Kepler Spacecraft
Astronomer Geoff Marcy tweaked W.H. Auden's poem to grieve for the troubled Kepler Space Telescope.
Jaw-Dropping Views of Night Sky and Earth Win Photo Contest
Gorgeous skyscapes over stunning Earth scenes took the prizes.
Apollo 13 Astronaut Jim Lovell Joins Private Moon Flight Company
Lovell has signed up with Golden Spike, which aims to launch commercial moon voyages by 2020.
'Einstein's Planet': New Alien World Revealed by Relativity
Astronomers used a new method to discover a planet orbiting another star.
Budget Cuts May Hinder Discovery of 1st Alien Earth
NASA and the NSF are facing ambitious goals with slashed budgets.
After Last-Minute Spacewalk Fix, It's Wait-and-See on Space Station
A spacewalk appeared to stop a leak of ammonia coolant fluid, but only time will tell, officials said.
Space Station's Coolant Leak: 10 Questions (and Answers)
Astronauts discovered a potentially serious leak on their orbiting laboratory.
