Jul 28 2011
Is This the Lunar Crash Site of a 1967 Spacecraft?
A strange-looking impact crater has been spotted by NASA's current lunar satellite.
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Jul 22 2011
Take That! Why Pie-Throwing Lives On
When media mogul Rupert Murdoch got "pied" this week, he was hardly the first political figure to take one in the face.
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Jul 21 2011
Space Shuttle Glides Home in Final Landing
The shuttle's smooth landing closes the curtain on a 30-year program that carried people to space.
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Jul 08 2011
Liftoff! Atlantis Blasts Off on Final Flight
Despite discouraging weather forecasts, Atlantis made a clean launch to start the shuttle program's final mission.
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Jul 08 2011
Pinocchio’s Real Roots Mapped
New research reveals the real-life places behind the fictional Pinocchio in Carlo Collodi's classic tale.
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Jun 29 2011
Shuttle Debuted Amid Unknown Dangers
In 1981, two astronauts launched aboard the shuttle's maiden flight, but there was a 1-in-9 chance of them not surviving.
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Jun 29 2011
100 Years Ago, a Chunk of Mars Hit Egypt (and a Dog)
On June 28, 1911, an explosion shook the Nakhla region of Alexandria in Egypt at 9 a.m. According to an eyewitness account, a dog perished in the resulting meteorite fall.
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Jun 15 2011
Did the Nazis Have a Space Program?
Sci-fi enthusiasts and conspiracy theorists tend to obsess about the possibilities of a space-faring Third Reich. But is there any factual basis for these outrageous fantasies?
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Jun 14 2011
The Night of the Blood Red Moon
Astronomer Mark Thompson explains why, on Wednesday, a lunar eclipse is set to dazzle night skies (but not in the U.S., sadly)
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Jun 10 2011
DNews Gets a New Look!
Discovery News has a new-look navigation, and a boatload of new ideas, just for you. Read all about it.
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