Latest articles by Miriam Kramer
8 Most Important Spaceflight Stories of 2014
From accidents to soaring daredevils and space capsules, 2014 was a big year in spaceflight.
Welcome Home, Orion! NASA Space Capsule Back in Florida After Test Flight
NASA's first Orion space capsule — which made its spaceflight debut at the beginning of this month — is back in Florida after more than a week in transit.
Space Celebrities Sing in Final Episode of 'Colbert Report'
TV personality Stephen Colbert ended his final episode of Comedy Central's "Colbert Report" with a truly epic celebrity sing-along featuring more than a few space-themed surprises.
America's First One-Year Space Voyage Has Astronaut Excited
A NASA astronaut is getting ready to be the first American to spend a continuous year in space, and he is excited.
Curiosity Rover Drills Into Mars Rock, Finds Water
NASA's Curiosity rover is continuing to help scientists piece together the mystery of how Mars lost its surface water over the course of billions of years.
Curiosity Rover Finds Methane on Mars: What It Could Mean for Life
NASA's Curiosity rover has recently made a surprising find on Mars that could help scientists get one step closer to figuring out if the Red Planet has ever supported life.
Geminid Meteor Shower Wows Skywatchers Around the World (Photos)
The Geminid meteor shower amazed skywatchers willing to brave the cold to catch the annual display this weekend.
Geminid Meteor Shower Is Peaking Now: Watch It Live Online
See the Geminid meteor shower peak tonight (Dec. 13) through three webcasts airing live online.
NASA Is 'All About That Space' in Hilarious Parody Music Video
NASA is "all about that space, 'bout that space (space travel)" in a new music video recently released by the space agency.
Private MoonMail Project Will Launch Your Stuff to the Lunar Frontier
What would you send to the moon? A precious family heirloom? A lock of hair? For a price, you could send a small object of your choosing to the lunar surface.
NASA's New Space Launch System Mega Rocket Won't Fly Until 2018
NASA's new mega rocket will probably not be launching for the first time in 2017, a NASA official said before the U.S. Congress today (Dec. 10).
Phew! Giant Asteroid Not a Threat to Earth, NASA Says
Claims that scientists have discovered a huge asteroid that could threaten Earth aren't correct, according to NASA.
NASA's Orion Spaceship Test a 'Textbook Spaceflight'
NASA's first capsule built to take humans to Mars just completed a seemingly flawless first test flight, and experts are overjoyed with the spacecraft's performance
Splashdown! NASA's Orion Spaceship Survives Epic Test Flight as New Era Begins
NASA's new Orion spacecraft, a deep-space capsule, survived an epic test flight on Friday (Dec. 5) paving the way forward for manned missions to asteroids and even Mars.
What It's Like to Wear a Spacesuit in Brooklyn
I'm sweating. I can't easily move any part of my body, and although there are people all around me, I can't communicate without activating a radio. I'm pretty uncomfortable.
