Editors' Picks
What the astronauts really said
Apollo "onboard voice" recordings captured the moon astronauts' conversations -- cussing and all -- when no one else was listening.
Drones for Hire
The newest eyes in the sky are drawing the attention of power companies, conservation groups, and the ACLU.
Five Reasons to Like NASA’s Asteroid Retrieval Mission
So it's not the Moon or Mars. Get over it.
The Invention of Flight
Inventors, dreamers, daredevils, charlatans: Aviation's early years had them all.
Disaster at Xichang
An eyewitness speaks publicly for the first time about history’s worst launch accident.
The Daily Planet Blog
Portrait of a Breakup
First-time views from inside a re-entering spacecraft.
September 28, 2012
| By Tony Reichhardt
The Once and Future Moon Blog
Hit-and-Run Science
Two new and very different scientific studies may revise our understanding of the Giant Impact that supposedly created the Moon.
September 28, 2012
| By Paul D. Spudis
The Daily Planet Blog
Stratospheric Jump Set for October 8
Felix Baumgartner and his Red Bull team set a date for the Big Leap.
September 25, 2012
| By Tony Reichhardt
The Daily Planet Blog
The 2012 Drought, As Seen From Space
NASA's GRACE satellites have been watching our groundwater disappear.
September 21, 2012
| By Tony Reichhardt
The Daily Planet Blog
The Critical Role of Kotex in the Cuban Missile Crisis
One way to keep things secure during low-level spy flights.
September 20, 2012
| By Pat Trenner
The Daily Planet Blog
The Resilience of Air Race Fans
The real stars at Reno this year were in the stands.
September 19, 2012
| By Linda Shiner
The Daily Planet Blog
Back in the Race at Reno
Not all the new safety measures are welcome, but the teams are upbeat, and happy to be racing again.
September 15, 2012
| By Linda Shiner
The Daily Planet Blog
The Hemingways Go Flying
The macho man of American Letters was a nervous flier. His wife was another story.
September 14, 2012
| By Rebecca Maksel
The Daily Planet Blog
Kounotori’s End
A Japanese camera will try to catch first-time pictures of a satellite's breakup.
September 10, 2012
| By Tony Reichhardt
The Once and Future Moon Blog
Free Enterprise and “New Space”
Is "New Space" free enterprise?
September 08, 2012
| By Paul D. Spudis
The Daily Planet Blog
Alarming Reports from George Orwell
In the weeks leading up to the Blitz, Londoners were still learning how to respond to air-raid warnings.
September 06, 2012
| By Rebecca Maksel
The Daily Planet Blog
Anyone Need a Hubble Telescope?
NASA puzzles over what to do with a rare gift.
August 31, 2012
| By Tony Reichhardt
The Daily Planet Blog
Flutter: Fast and Fatal
Aerodynamic flutter can be deadly, but it wasn't until recently that it was even understood.
August 28, 2012
| By Pat Trenner
The Once and Future Moon Blog
Passing of an Era
Neil Armstrong will always be remembered for his "one small step" but his contributions to spaceflight are numerous.
August 26, 2012
| By Paul D. Spudis
The Once and Future Moon Blog
A Cheap Date
Determining rock ages remotely would create new possibilities for planetary science.
August 24, 2012
| By Paul D. Spudis
The Daily Planet Blog
Remembering Phyllis Diller
A story from when the famed comedian joined Bob Hope on his USO tours.
August 20, 2012
| By Rebecca Maksel
The Daily Planet Blog
750 Meters Later
Masten Space System's test vehicle, Xombie, took a nice ride this week.
August 16, 2012
| By Heather Goss
The Daily Planet Blog
Carlotta, the Lady Aeronaut
An 1880 balloon jaunt ends with our heroine up a tree.
August 16, 2012
| By Rebecca Maksel
The Daily Planet Blog
How Do You Name an Aircraft Carrier?
It's not as straightforward as you think.
August 14, 2012
| By Rebecca Maksel
The Daily Planet Blog
Take a Seat
Sixty-six years ago this week, Sergeant Lawrence Lambert became the first person in the U.S. to be ejected from a high-speed aircraft.
August 13, 2012
| By Rebecca Maksel
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