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02 April 2013, 03:36 PM ET
NASA is calling on coders to give the space robot Robonaut 2 better vision
02 April 2013, 03:17 PM ET
How much would you pay for Neil Armstrong's toy?
02 April 2013, 02:38 PM ET
Though dark matter is invisible, photos of galaxy clusters and gravitational lensing hint at its nature.
02 April 2013, 01:21 PM ET
Scientists Elena D'Onghia, Mark Vogelsberger and Thiago ize have used the Harvard FAS Supercomputer Odyssey to put a 100 million animated stars in motion.
02 April 2013, 01:17 PM ET
This ghostly space wallpaper shows an object known as HH 151, a bright jet of glowing material trailed by an intricate, orange-hued plume of gas and dust.
02 April 2013, 01:08 PM ET
Take an in-depth look at the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer will hunt dark matter, cosmic rays and antimatter galaxies.
02 April 2013, 10:40 AM ET
Human cells in space look more like art than science.
02 April 2013, 10:34 AM ET
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield snapped a photo when a Soyuz capsule rocketed to the space station last week.
02 April 2013, 10:30 AM ET
Astrophotographer Jeff Berkes sent in an image of the Milky Way soaring over the Grand Canyon.
02 April 2013, 10:12 AM ET
The first humanoid robot to fly in Space needs an upgrade, are you the coder who can make it happen? NASA and TopCoder are searching for algorithmists to help R-2 gain dexterity. More Info: www.topcoder.com/iss/
02 April 2013, 10:00 AM ET
An unmanned hypersonic research aircraft being tested in the wind tunnels.
02 April 2013, 09:26 AM ET
Astronomers have detected a black hole consuming the outer layers of a brown dwarf or a giant planet. Observations of galaxy NGC 4845 by ESA's Integral Space Observatory and XMM-Newton revealed an x-ray flare consistent with black hole activity.
02 April 2013, 07:30 AM ET
The Skylab II outpost would be a modified hydrogen tank from NASA's Space Launch System rocket.
02 April 2013, 07:00 AM ET
The orbital workshop was designed and built at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
01 April 2013, 06:39 PM ET
NASA halts outreach to save money, but what will be the long-term effects?
01 April 2013, 05:34 PM ET
She was a pioneering rocket scientist who invented a more efficient thruster to keep satellites in orbit.
01 April 2013, 05:27 PM ET
Chris Hadfield used his Twitter account to craft an elaborate April Fools' Day prank.
01 April 2013, 05:01 PM ET
A new campaign from a private organization could give NASA a public boost.
01 April 2013, 03:52 PM ET
The Swiss Space Systems SOAR space plane will launch from the back of an Airbus A300 jetliner.
01 April 2013, 03:49 PM ET
Jupiter & Saturn, galaxies from the Leo constellation, the Lyrid Meteor Shower and a partial lunar eclipse highlights the night sky in April.
01 April 2013, 02:57 PM ET
Up to 20 meteors per hour may be visible during the meteor shower and some parts of the world will be able to witness the eclipse.
01 April 2013, 02:43 PM ET
Russia has a five-step plan to launch new ambitious robotic moon missions through 2020.
01 April 2013, 11:33 AM ET
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station got in on the April Fools' Day fun.
01 April 2013, 11:13 AM ET
The object in this fascinating space wallpaper is Jonckheere 900 or J 900, a planetary nebula — glowing shells of ionised gas pushed out by a dying star.
01 April 2013, 10:17 AM ET
See sky maps for the most promising night sky events of April 2013.
