Teleportation

Chinese scientists have set a new record for the long-distance teleportation of a packet of information at 870 miles.

The experiment is a big step towards quantum communications, which, in theory, would be totally secure.

Mars Together

Private firms are telling Congress that a public-private partnership could get humans to Mars quicker and cheaper than a strictly NASA effort will.

They also argue a commercially oriented space station needs to be in place before ISS is deorbited.

Killing Cancer

Research on ISS is yielding more insight into curing cancer by giving us a new perspective on cell growth.

In microgravity, tumors grow more like they do within the body than they do in Earthly labs, giving researchers a better idea of what's going on.

Great Red Spot

NASA's Juno spacecraft passed directly over Jupiter's Great Red Spot on July 10.

It was only 5,600 miles from the legendary storm.

Moon Express

Moon Express plans to open lunar exploration to the general public by drastically lowering the cost of flying missions.

It plans to do the same for other worlds.

Skylab

Skylab fell to Earth 38 years ago today.

NASA had wanted to visit the station with the space shuttle, but Skylab was gone before the shuttles began flying.

Titan's Tiny Waves

A new study of Titan's liquid hydrocarbon lake suggests waves in the lakes are only about a centimeter high, implying calm surface winds.

That's good news for future missions exploring the lakes.