SpaceX poised for cargo, rocket-recycle launchSpaceX will try again to launch a load of cargo to the International Space Station and recycle its Falcon 9 rocket by landing a key part on an ocean platform.
10 January 2015
Birth control shot may boost HIV risk: studyWomen who use a specific type of injectable birth control have a slightly higher risk of HIV infection than those who take the pill.
Genes linked to developmental disordersBritish scientists said they had discovered 12 genes linked to developmental disorders in children that can cause heart defects, seizures and intellectual disability.
25 December 2014
Birds can sense a coming storm and flee: studyBirds appear to be able to sense a coming storm and fly away before it hits, according to research out on golden-winged warblers in the United States.
Orion launch is trial by fire for Apollo-era heat shieldNASA's Orion vehicle aims to carry humans farther into space than ever before, but its protective heat shield is basically the same as that used for the Apollo Moon missions.
06 December 2014
NASA counts down to Orion's first step to MarsThe Orion spacecraft, designed to carry humans farther in deep space than ever before, is poised to blast off in what NASA hailed as a first step in mankind's journey to Mars.
04 December 2014
Japan launches rocket carrying asteroid probeJapan launched a rocket carrying a space probe destined for a distant asteroid, just weeks after a European spacecraft's historic landing on a comet.
DNA may survive trip to suborbital space and backDNA molecules attached to the outside of a rocket may be able survive a trip to suborbital space and back into the Earth's atmosphere at extremely high temperatures.