04 September 2013, 01:54 PM ET
As NASA continues to plan out its mission to park an asteroid near the moon, the agency will consider nearly 100 ideas submitted by potential partners submitted by potential parterners in response to a June request for information.
04 September 2013, 01:32 PM ET
Learn how you can get your questions answered by NASA's climate scientists in this public outreach program.
04 September 2013, 10:06 AM ET
One of the first 9-meter antennas, known as the Space Flower, created for the Application Technology Satellites program.
04 September 2013, 09:01 AM ET
Dying stars that are among the most beautiful objects in the universe line up across the night sky, and astronomers aren't sure why. These "cosmic butterflies" all have their own formation histories, but something is making them dance in step.
04 September 2013, 09:00 AM ET
See amazing photos from the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA's iconic observatory in space.
04 September 2013, 08:28 AM ET
NASA's next moon shot could help scientists solve some age-old mysteries of the solar system.
04 September 2013, 07:00 AM ET
A stunningly bright meteor lit up the skies over the American South last week, and NASA caught the dramatic action on video. The fireball blazed up early on Aug. 28, putting on a brief but spectacular show for night owls in several states.
03 September 2013, 05:40 PM ET
A Minotaur V rocket will carry NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer spacecraft (LADEE) on its maiden launch, which is slated to take place Friday at 11:27 p.m. from the space agency's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
03 September 2013, 04:38 PM ET
The debut mission of Orbital Sciences' Minotaur V rocket is scheduled to occur on Sept. 6, 2013 to launch NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment (LADEE)mission. See more photos of the new rocket here.
03 September 2013, 04:35 PM ET
Earthlings might be treated to a dazzling celestial display this fall as Comet ISON makes a suicidal plunge toward the sun. But NASA's rovers and orbiters at Mars will get a glimpse of the icy wanderer first.
03 September 2013, 03:40 PM ET
Skywatchers with telescopes of 8"-14" in diameter - NASA is looking to assemble a network of observers to report impacts. Changes in the Moon's atmosphere during the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer mission (LADEE) will be assessed.
03 September 2013, 02:32 PM ET
NASA's next mission to the moon is expected to liftoff from Virginia's Eastern Shore on Friday (Sept. 6), but you don't need to be there to watch it live.
03 September 2013, 01:40 PM ET
This fascinating space wallpaper shows the caterpillar-shaped knot, called IRAS 20324+4057, which is a protostar in a very early evolutionary stage. It is still in the process of collecting material from an envelope of gas surrounding it.
03 September 2013, 01:23 PM ET
A meteor or comet impact near Quebec heaved a rain of hot melted rock along the Atlantic Coast about 12,900 years ago, a new study claims. The new research impacts a controversial theory about a big climate shift called the Younger Dryas.
03 September 2013, 11:42 AM ET
This series of simulated views shows various viewpoints of the trajectory of the Minotaur 5 rocket that will carry NASA's LADEE moon probe into orbit. Launch is scheduled for Sept. 6, 2013.
03 September 2013, 10:05 AM ET
NASA's LADEE moon mission will probe the lunar atmosphere like never before. The 100-day Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer mission is aimed at studying moon dust and its role in the moon's atmosphere. See the latest LADEE news.
03 September 2013, 09:48 AM ET
Hot laboratory supervisor Bob Oldrieve uses manipulator arms to inspect materials inside a hot cell.
03 September 2013, 06:42 AM ET
Tens of thousands of people are prepared to leave their families, jobs and lives behind for a one-way trip to Mars. But what sort of person would go?
03 September 2013, 06:01 AM ET
Slinking along through the sands of space is a "cosmic caterpillar" as dubbed by NASA in a new photo released from the Hubble Space Telescope.
02 September 2013, 07:00 AM ET
NASA's next moon shot — a robotic spacecraft tasked with investigating lunar dust and the moon's thin atmosphere — is set to launch from Virginia this week.
01 September 2013, 01:00 PM ET
A key chemical ingredient for life may have been more abundant on early Mars than on early Earth, researchers say.
01 September 2013, 08:56 AM ET
What was your favorite space news story of the last week?
01 September 2013, 08:00 AM ET
See what's up in the night sky for September 2013, including stargazing events and the moon's phases, in this SPACE.com gallery courtesy of Starry Night Software.
01 September 2013, 12:00 AM ET
See amazing images of the night sky and cosmos in SPACE.com's gallery of cosmic images posted in August 2013.
31 August 2013, 01:16 PM ET
From a meteor blazing over an ancient castle, to cloudy purple haze or a spectacular shot of a lunar fog bow, don't miss these stunning night sky photos by stargazers and SPACE.com readers.
31 August 2013, 11:47 AM ET
From a traveling northern lights show to curiosity rover's best photos yet, don't miss these amazing space photos of the week for Aug. 31, 2013.
31 August 2013, 07:00 AM ET
Planet Labs has released photos of its Dove line of spacecraft, 28 of which the San Francisco-based startup plans to launch a few months from now to form the world's largest constellation of Earth-observing satellites.
30 August 2013, 06:40 PM ET
San Francisco-based startup Planet Labs released the first images of Earth taken by its Dove 1 and 2 satellites in April and May 2013.
30 August 2013, 05:53 PM ET
Two Brown University scientists are a step closer to solving a four-decade old mystery about some unusual looking craters on Mars.
30 August 2013, 05:44 PM ET
There are two crown constellations shining in the sky now: Corona Australis, the Southern Crown, and Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown.
30 August 2013, 04:36 PM ET
Monday (Aug. 30) marks the Labor Day holiday in the United States, and while many Americans travel around the country in celebration of the three-day weekend, astronauts aboard the International Space Station will get a short respite from their work.
30 August 2013, 04:15 PM ET
There's a "blue marble" alien planet just 63 light years from Earth, but the world is anything but friendly to life. Researchers say the blue color in the atmosphere likely comes from a rain of molten glass.
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