Space

The space race is heating up again—but this time, it's global, high-tech, and fueled by both nations and private companies. These 10 epic milestones in space exploration are must-watch moments of the next decade.

While astronauts train rigorously to handle the challenges of space travel, the effects don’t just disappear once they land back on Earth.

Have you ever heard of the Burning Man festival? Chances are the answer is yes. It’s one of the biggest festivals in the country, bringing tens of thousands of attendees every year. Copernicus Sentinel/ESA/CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO Most images you see of Burning Man are in the thick of the festival. You...

So, what does space smells like? NASA vets "sniffers" for the agency's odor lab, helping engineers figure out how to contain noxious smells.

An asteroid will make a flyby on December 12, locking Earth's view of Betelgeuse, and causing the star to temporarily disappear.

Currently, more than 100 trillion untracked pieces of old satellites are already in orbit, weighing 93 million tons, according to the European Space Agency (ESA). That’s not a small number, and it has lead — in part — to NASA’s latest endeavor. Launching a wooden satellite. According...