space exploration

Imagine being an astronaut on a mission who’s stuck with the same old food for weeks or months (it’s not like you can call out for pizza). Like most people who are faced with similar dining choices day after day, you’d likely eat less — and that’s a concern for scientists. So they’re recruiting volunteers to help them test out edible fare in preparation for a future mission.

Last month Virgin Galactic announced it would begin offering commercial space flights later this year.

As part of his 2012 fiscal budget that was unveiled monday, the Obama Administration plans to cut deeply from the military,  Justice Department, Homeland Security, and NASA.

Lots of little kids dream about becoming astronauts — and for some lucky grown-ups, those dreams could become a reality. NASA recently concluded an open call for civilians to apply for a spot in the next astronaut class.

Apparently not satisfied with dominating the world's computer markets, Paul Allen is looking...up.

No, it's not a line from Smash Mouth's Walking On The Sun...The collective European Space Agency plans to build an exploratory spacecraft that will come within 25 million miles of the sun-closer than any previous spacecraft.