05 September 2013, 09:14 PM ET
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency does robotic missions, human spaceflight and also technology demonstrations. It also is a big contributor to the International Space Station.
05 September 2013, 08:37 PM ET
The Mars Science Laboratory had its sights set on the Sun when Phobos passed directly in front of it.
05 September 2013, 07:45 PM ET
When a first-of-its-kind cargo spacecraft lifts off for the International Space Station, it will fly under the name of the late astronaut who helped make the commercial flight possible.
05 September 2013, 06:06 PM ET
NASA's new LADEE spacecraft launching Friday (Sept. 6), it's Destination: Moon, and the weather couldn't be finer for the late-night launch. LADEE launches at 11:27 p.m. ET to probe the mysteries of moon dust and the lunar atmosphere.
05 September 2013, 04:45 PM ET
Avid astrophotographer Terry Hancock captured these brilliant images of the Bubble Nebula from the Down Under Observatory in Fremont, Mich. See how he did it.
05 September 2013, 04:17 PM ET
Night sky photographer Bill Schlein captured the northern constellation Aquila (The Eagle) along a dusty Milky Way in this beautiful image. The photo shows our dazzling host galaxy, as well as the dark-looking "Barnard's E" nebula.
05 September 2013, 04:05 PM ET
The Virgin Galactic vehicle climbed to an altitude of 65,000 feet and successfully tested its feather system on September 5th, 2013.
05 September 2013, 04:00 PM ET
See amazing photos of the night and daytime sky sent in by stargazers in September 2013. Views of planets, stars and even the sun reveal amazing sites.
05 September 2013, 03:49 PM ET
See stunning photos of nebulas of gas and dust across the universe.
05 September 2013, 03:39 PM ET
In the latest preview to the upcoming movie starring Sandra Bullock and Georgo Clooney, the film's International Space Station, Soyuz vehicle, Space Shuttle and Hubble Space Telescope are either damaged or destroyed.
05 September 2013, 03:11 PM ET
See photos of Virgin Galactic's second rocket-powered test flight over the Mojave Air and Space Port on Sept. 5, 2013. The test flight marked the highest yet and included a test of the craft's novel feathering system.
05 September 2013, 02:09 PM ET
The best look yet at mysterious brown dwarfs, strange cosmic oddities that blur the lines between stars and planets, now has revealed just how large and cold they really are. The weird 'failed stars' only get as hot as a kitchen oven.
05 September 2013, 02:01 PM ET
Scientists examining four decades' worth of data have discovered that the interstellar gas breezing through the solar system has shifted in direction by 6 degrees, a finding that could affect how we view not only the galaxy but the sun itself.
05 September 2013, 01:27 PM ET
The space tourism company Virgin Galactic performed the second rocket-powered flight test of its SpaceShipTwo passenger spacecraft Thursday (Sept. 5), marking a major milestone for the spaceflight company. See how the flight went.
05 September 2013, 01:26 PM ET
See photos of Kirobo, the first talking space robot.
05 September 2013, 12:07 PM ET
In a prelude to its first conversation with a human astronaut, a talking Japanese robot has uttered its first words in space. A new video shows Kirobo delivering its first message on Aug. 21.
05 September 2013, 11:34 AM ET
This beautiful space wallpaper taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows an example of a bipolar planetary nebula. This object, which is known as Hubble 12 and also catalogued as PN G111.8-02.8, lies in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
05 September 2013, 11:00 AM ET
People are often curious about "alignments" of planets and right now there is quite a bit of a planetary alignment going on. But you won't be able to see it because the celestial meet-up occurs during the daytime, with the sun spoiling the show.
05 September 2013, 10:46 AM ET
The world’s first talking robot in space, speaks his first words aboard the ISS. It's Designed to help scientists study robot-human interaction. Translation: 'On August 21, 2013, a robot took one small step toward a brighter future for all.'
05 September 2013, 10:01 AM ET
Astronauts on the International Space Station released an unmanned Japanese HTV-4 cargo ship from its docking port Wednesday (Sept. 4), setting the stage for a new private delivery ship. The new Cygnus spacecraft will launch on Sept. 17.
05 September 2013, 09:52 AM ET
Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., of the Apollo 16 mission, is photographed collecting lunar samples during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity.
05 September 2013, 09:25 AM ET
NASA's Mission Control is gaining a new "look and feel," trading the "big blue consoles" that were iconic during the space shuttle program for upgraded "clean" workstations.
05 September 2013, 07:06 AM ET
Skywatchers on the U.S. East Coast on Friday night(Sept. 6) have a good chance of seeing NASA's new moon probe launch into space from Virginia's Eastern Shore. The LADEE moon probe launches at 11:27 p.m. EDT (0327 GMT) from Wallops Island.
05 September 2013, 07:00 AM ET
Scientists debating whether or not NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has already left the solar system can come together today (Sept. 5) to celebrate an uncontroversial milestone — the 36th anniversary of the venerable probe's launch.
05 September 2013, 07:00 AM ET
The final episode of the animated sci-fi series aired Wednesday night (Sept. 4) on Comedy Central. Eulogizing "Futurama" may be a bit premature, however, since the show has come back from the dead several times before.
04 September 2013, 06:18 PM ET
MIT's Sara Seager talks about a new equation meant to help people think about the odds of finding signs of life on a distant planet in the next decade. The original Drake equation, drawn up in the 1960s, dealt only with intelligent alien life.
04 September 2013, 05:58 PM ET
Researchers are working on new rover software that say they could help prevent small, lightweight vehicles, such as the 1-ton Curiosity, from running into extraterrestrial sand traps like that one that doomed NASA's Mars rover Spirit.
04 September 2013, 05:38 PM ET
A colossal storm that raged on Saturn in 2010 and 2011 churned water ice up from deep within the ringed planet's thick atmosphere. NASA's Cassini spacecraft detected the ice crystals from orbit, marking the first observation of water on the planet.
04 September 2013, 05:00 PM ET
Baking a cake just got a new planetary spin. A self-taught Australian baker has crafted some truly out-of-this-world confectionary treats in the shape of familiar mainstays of the solar system.
04 September 2013, 04:14 PM ET
NASA is weighing candidate landing sites for its next mission to the surface of Mars, a three-legged InSight probe that will study the Red Planet's core in 2016. The $425 million mission will launch toward Mars in March 2016 and land near the planet's equ
04 September 2013, 04:00 PM ET
Baking a cake just got a new planetary spin. A self-taught Australian baker has crafted some truly out-of-this-world confectionary treats in the shape of familiar mainstays of the solar system.
04 September 2013, 03:55 PM ET
This space wallpaper is a comparison of how big the moons of Mars appear to be, as seen from the surface of Mars, in relation to the size that Earth's moon appears to be when seen from the surface of Earth.
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