3 Astronauts Walk Into NPR ...
The women plus NASA's chief scientist came to talk space exploration, women in STEM, and common misconceptions. Oh, and which foods they wished they had in space.
Space
Amazon's Bezos Plans To Build, Launch Rockets From Florida
In announcing a new expansion of commercial efforts to launch earthlings into space, Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos says the launch pads at Cape Canaveral have been dormant for too long.
Russian Cosmonaut Returns From Record-Breaking Space Mission
Gennady Padalka, who spent several months aboard the International Space Station, has now spent more time in space than any human, clocking more than 2.4 years in space on five missions since 1998.
Bright Spots On Dwarf Planet Ceres 'Gleam With Mystery,' NASA Says
New images taken by the Dawn spacecraft have "transformed what was so recently a few bright dots into a complex and beautiful, gleaming landscape," a NASA mission director says.
Denmark's First Astronaut Heads To International Space Station
One of rookie Andreas Mogensen's jobs will be to test new equipment on Danish-made exercise bikes, the European Space Agency says.
NASA Scientists Simulate A Year On Mars — On Hawaii
NPR's Rachel Martin reports on a year-long NASA mission to Hawaii.
Buzz Aldrin Wants People To Be Living On Mars In 24 Years
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon, and the Florida Institute of Technology are working on a plan to colonize Mars. He'd like it to happen by the 70th anniversary of his Moon landing.
Newly Discovered Exoplanet Provides Glimpse Into Jupiter's Past
Scientists using the ground-based Gemini Planet Imager found a very young "Super Jupiter" about 100 light years away.
NASA: Rumors Of Impending Doom Are Greatly Exaggerated
The space agency says "numerous recent blogs and web postings" that a giant asteroid will smash into Earth next month are just a hoax.
Preventing Armageddon: The Economic Hurdles Of Asteroid Defense
Some scientists say we should be doing more to protect the Earth from asteroids. The technical issues are relatively easy, but the economics of asteroid defense are much harder.