29 August 2013, 09:38 AM ET
In the northwestern corner of New Mexico, the Chaco Culture National Historical Park is famous for protecting the ruins of an ancient Pueblo settlement. But now the 34,000-acre (13,750–hectare) park is being honored for protecting its views of the cosmos,
29 August 2013, 08:20 AM ET
The 1-ton Curiosity rover used autonomous navigation for the first time on Tuesday. The robot will likely use this "autonav" capability more and more as it continues the long trek toward the base of Mars' huge Mount Sharp, NASA officials said.
29 August 2013, 08:04 AM ET
No matter where you look in the air, outer space and within the info-ether of cyberspace, these are congested, contested and competitive environments.
29 August 2013, 08:03 AM ET
Chinese space officials announced Wednesday (Aug. 28) that they plan to launch the country's first moon rover at the end of this year, Xinhua reported.
29 August 2013, 02:42 AM ET
See the latest on China's space program, rocket launches and space missions.
28 August 2013, 06:10 PM ET
Orbital Sciences' new Minotaur V rocket is based on proven Peacekeeper missile technology, but designed to launch satellites to the moon. See how the small satellite launcher works in this SPACE.com infographic.
28 August 2013, 06:08 PM ET
The biggest 3D-printed rocket part built to date survived a hot-fire test, generating 10 times more thrust than any previous injector made by 3D printing, the space agency announced.
28 August 2013, 06:06 PM ET
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have recreated a spacewalk-ending spacesuit leak from the safety of the orbiting laboratory.
28 August 2013, 06:05 PM ET
We may all be Martians. Evidence is building that Earth life originated on Mars and was brought to our planet aboard a meteorite, says biochemist Steven Benner of The Westheimer Institute for Science and Technology in Florida.
28 August 2013, 04:40 PM ET
The Lunar Laser Space Terminal (LLST) will fly aboard NASA's LADEE mission. If all goes well, it will be communicating with the Lunar Laser Ground Terminal (LLGT) in White Sands, NM at a blazing hot 622 megabits per second (mbps).
28 August 2013, 03:12 PM ET
The world's largest ice sheet, the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, may be more susceptible to climate warming than originally thought, with declassified spy satellite data showing that the glaciers wax and wane with change in climate.
28 August 2013, 02:15 PM ET
A Delta 4-Heavy rocket lifted off the pad at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1:52 p.m. EDT (1752 GMT) Wednesday, carrying a classified payload to a polar orbit for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
28 August 2013, 02:03 PM ET
NASA satellites in orbit high above the surface of the Earth have caught sight of a huge wildfire burning in California.
28 August 2013, 01:01 PM ET
The tough icy shell of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is apparently far stronger than previously thought, researchers say. These surprising new findings add to hints Titan possesses an extraordinarily bizarre interior.
28 August 2013, 12:10 PM ET
The International Sun-Earth Explorer C shown during testing and evaluation in preparation for its mission in space.
28 August 2013, 11:20 AM ET
The spectacular swirling arms and central bar of the Sculptor galaxy are revealed in this space wallpaper from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
28 August 2013, 11:19 AM ET
Igniting its three main engines in a staggered sequence for the first time, a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket for U.S. national security is scheduled for liftoff from California today (Aug. 28).
28 August 2013, 11:15 AM ET
United Launch Alliance is set to launch the NROL-65 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office on a Delta 4 Heavy rocket on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Launch is planned for 10:52 a.m. PDT.
28 August 2013, 10:35 AM ET
HIP 102152 is estimated to be about 8.2 billion years old (Sun: ~4.6 billion years old). Studying this star could help scientists understand how our Sun will evolve. HIP 102152 is about 250 million light years away from Earth.
28 August 2013, 10:08 AM ET
Astronomers have found a twin star to Earth's own sun, only much older. The rare star is the oldest known "solar twin," and offers a peek at what Earth's star will look like in 4 billion years.
28 August 2013, 07:00 AM ET
The third of the seven primary mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope was cast Saturday at the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory Mirror Lab. The 20-ton mirror was formed by melting chunks of borosilicate glass in a rotating furnace at 2,140 de
28 August 2013, 07:00 AM ET
A private Mars colonization effort has fallen short of its expected number of astronaut applications but still aims to put boots on the Red Planet in 2023. With a few days left in the application process, Mars One has received about 165,000 submissions.
28 August 2013, 07:00 AM ET
Scientists are gearing up for NASA's next spacecraft headed to Mars, an orbiter equipped to probe the Martian upper atmosphere for clues on how the that atmosphere has thinned and how the planet's climate has evolved.
28 August 2013, 06:32 AM ET
NASA's Maven mission will study the Martian upper atmosphere.
27 August 2013, 11:59 PM ET
The European Space Agency coordinates space activities among 20 member states.
27 August 2013, 10:34 PM ET
After a two-year hiatus, the infamous Mars Hoax has once again reared its head. The hoax, which states that Mars looks as big as the full moon on Aug. 27, began in 2004 and still lives on. Now it's spread to Facebook and Twitter.
27 August 2013, 07:44 PM ET
Red dwarf stars, which weigh between 10 and 50 percent as much as our sun, are the most common stars in our galaxy. Previous studies have suggested that planets around such stars may be too dry for life, but new research is questioning that idea.
27 August 2013, 06:00 PM ET
In order to make helicopters safer, NASA researchers will drop a dummy-packed aircraft from 30 feet in the air and study how it crashes.
27 August 2013, 04:03 PM ET
It has been speculated that silicate particles (a component of glass) in the atmosphere of HD 189733b, located 63 light years away, gives the planet its blue color as well as a possible superheated glass storm.
27 August 2013, 04:00 PM ET
The third of the seven primary mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope was cast Saturday at the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory Mirror Lab. The 20-ton mirror was formed by melting chunks of borosilicate glass in a rotating furnace.
27 August 2013, 03:30 PM ET
Scientists have captured the blast from a supernova 10,000 light-years away in a cosmic speed trap, clocking the shockwave from the dead star's explosive end at speeds of nearly 8 miles per second (13 km/second).
27 August 2013, 02:13 PM ET
A spacecraft has spotted water on the lunar surface that originated deep within the moon. The find marks the first detection of "magmatic water" from orbit and confirms analyses performed on moon rocks brought to Earth by Apollo astronauts.
Copyright © 2013 All Rights Reserved.