Keeping his identity secret, China prepared its first astronaut for space travel Tuesday and loaded his rocket with fuel
Earthbound astronauts wanted
Want to go to Mars? How about experiencing zero-gravity? Here are the next best things: The Mars Society is looking for volunteers for their simulated Mars missions in Utah and the Arctic, while NASA is soliciting student proposals for experiments to be conducted during simulated zero-G flights on the airplane affectionately know as the
Ray Bradbury still looks to the skies
Science fiction author Ray Bradbury celebrated his 83rd birthday with this wish: One night, 100 years from now, a youngster will stay up late reading
Mars dust hints at a trickle of water
Traces of a mineral indicative of water have been found all over Mars
A brighter Mars sparks marketing
The biggest Mars encounter in more than 50,000 years is under way, and that has sparked an upsurge in products related to the Red Planet, ranging from books to telescopes. MARS MANIA is on the rise along with the Red Planet, which is heading toward an unusually close pass with Earth on Aug. 27. The two planets will be about 34.65 million miles (55.75 million kilometers) away from each other
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Just ahead of a historically close approach to Earth later this month, Mars has become the

