After you've spent time on a wild-type world, with all its accidents of climate and uncontrolled vulcanism, nothing looks sexier than an artificial space habitat. Check out those spires and curves! Now that's a place where a human could get comfortable.
That One Time a Fire Almost Destroyed the Mir Space Station
Fire — it is one of the first technological advancements made by early humans, but it nearly destroyed one of humanity's greatest achievements, the Mir Space Station. In 1997, a fire aboard Mir endangered the lives of the crew and could have ended the decade-long effort and collaboration between Russia, Japan, the…
NASA wants to build a permanent outpost beyond the Moon
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that NASA wants to build a space station about 277,000 miles from Earth, placing it well beyond the orbit of the Moon. Called the "Gateway Spacecraft," the outpost would support a small astronaut crew and serve as a staging area for future missions to the Moon, Mars, and potentially…
Gorgeous photo of a resupply ship docking to the Space Station
We've seen so many simulated spaceship-to-space station docking in movies and on television, but it's rare to see such a lovely photo of a real-life docking. This is the European Space Agency's ATV-3, just as it's about to dock to the International Space Station.
View the stars from orbit in this hypnotic time-lapse video
The best place to watch the stars isn't on Earth, but just outside, where the atmosphere doesn't get in the way of the view. Photographer Alex Rivest spliced together images taken from the International Space Station, enhancing the natural brilliance of the lights and giving us a peek at how astronauts see the…
First look at the Space Hotel offers aliens aplenty, but no booze…
A company called Orbital Technologies has big plans to put a hotel in space, 217 miles above the Earth. Take a look at the cozy station where you could dream among the stars, for a mere $511,000.
Endeavour's Record Space Party Ends With A Final Five-Hour Space Walk
A record number of 13 astronauts were together on the Space Station this week. The Endeavour shuttle crew is leaving this largest-ever space gathering Friday, but one of their final tasks on the station was a five hour spacewalk today.
Where's The Bathroom On The Enterprise? 9 Space Toilets
With the toilet on the International Space Station busted once again, we can't help but wonder whether humanity is doomed to a space-faring future without working facilities. Fortunately, there are plenty of fictional, functional space toilets to ease our minds.
Thanksgiving Dinner is Sadder in Space
