NASA names new chief of human spaceflight

Douglas Loverro faces a full plate as NASA gears up for accelerated moon program

• Oct 16, 2019

NASA shows off new spacesuits for moon mission

The new spacesuits offer improved mobility and flexibility over NASA's shuttle-era suits

• Oct 15, 2019

First all-female spacewalk on tap this week

The historic outing will be the first by two female astronauts

• Oct 18, 2019

After invasive fish found, Georgia tells anglers: Kill them ASAP

Georgia's Department of Natural Resources has a message for anglers: If you catch a northern snakehead, kill it immediately

• Oct 12, 2019

Spacewalkers complete work swapping batteries

The spacewalk comes amid news Alexei Leonov, history's first spacewalker, has died at 85

• Oct 11, 2019

NASA to launch satellite from 40,000 feet — from an airplane

The launch kicks off a $252 million mission to study Earth's electrically charged ionosphere

• Oct 10, 2019

Environmentalists' new target? Charmin toilet paper

Critics say Procter & Gamble contributes to deforestation and should use recycled materials for paper products

• Oct 10, 2019

Travel guru Rick Steves vows to pay $1 million "carbon tax"

Long-time travel expert says there won't be "any travelers around in a hundred years" unless people take action

• Oct 9, 2019

20 new moons were discovered around Saturn

The new discovery increases the moons orbiting the "jewel of our solar system" to 82, surpassing Jupiter

• Oct 8, 2019

Physics Nobel goes to trio for exploring evolution of our universe

"Their discoveries have forever changed our conceptions of the world," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said of the prize winners

• Oct 8, 2019

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