Astronaut Chris Hadfield had one more treat for his fans on Earth.
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78,000 People Apply for One-Way Trip to Mars
The mission aims to send a crew to the Red Planet in 2022.
Want a Little Piece of Astronaut Neil Armstrong’s Heart?
How nervous was Neil Armstrong when he first stepped onto the moon?
NASA Wants You: The Original 1959 Astronaut Job Description
Wanted: A suitable human being for the Project Mercury mission.
FBI: We Never Investigated Popular UFO File
FBI says the alleged 1950 sighting of UFO in New Mexico is no proof of the 1947 Roswell UFO legend.
Meteor Dazzles East Coast Night Skies
No, that was not a plane on fire. It was a meteor.
WATCH LIVE: Asteroid Whizzes By Earth
Watch as the asteroid known as 2012 DA14 passes as close as 27,700 kilometers from the Earth’s surface.
WATCH: Meteorites Crash in Russia
In scenes reminiscent of a Hollywood blockbuster, a series of explosions rocked the skies above the Urals, injuring hundreds and prompting fears of an alien invasion.
How to Find Aliens (Alien Plants, Too) by Probing a Planet’s Colors
For all our obsession with the possibility of intelligent alien life, the search for E.T. has so far been a letdown. What’s a self-respecting alien-hunter to do?
WATCH: Hello Kitty Reaches the Final Frontier
Hello Kitty suits up for a mission to space.
NASA ‘Super-Tiger’ Balloon Breaks Two Records Soaring over Antarctica
You’d think the records would have to do with a figure like “50 million” — the number of cosmic rays an NASA science ballon drifting over Antarctica recently intercepted — but it actually involves a pair of flight duration records.
Architects and European Space Agency Team Up to Design 3D-printed Lunar Bases
Maybe Newt Gingrich was right: setting up a lunar base may not be a completely unrealistic idea after all.