23 September 2013, 10:46 AM ET
The first object destined to leave our solar system, the Pioneer F spacecraft, carries this pictorial plaque to show other beings who, what, where and when the craft was designed.
23 September 2013, 09:59 AM ET
This space wallpaper shows an example of a bipolar planetary nebula known as NGC 6537 taken with the New Technology Telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory.
23 September 2013, 09:38 AM ET
China's first manned space flight occurred in October 2003. Within 10 years since that flight, they've demonstrated rendezvous and docking, developed international partnerships and plans for the first Chinese space station
23 September 2013, 06:00 AM ET
Scientists have long debated the possibility of that the microbial seeds of life did not originate on Earth, but were perhaps delivered here from an alien source. A study finds new evidence to support the possibility of panspermia.
23 September 2013, 06:00 AM ET
The leading theory of the moon's origin holds that it was created when a mysterious planet slammed into Earth about 4.56 billion years ago. But new analyses of lunar rocks suggest that the moon is actually between 4.4 billion and 4.45 billion years old.
22 September 2013, 09:41 AM ET
The autumn equinox today (Sept. 22) marks the first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. The exact time of the equinox is 4:44 p.m. EDT (2044 GMT) when the length of the day and night are roughly equal.
22 September 2013, 05:47 AM ET
A new robotic commercial cargo ship for the International Space Station skipped its first attempt to link up with the orbiting lab Sunday (Sept. 22) due to a rendezvous glitch that delayed its arrival for 48 hours, NASA officials say
21 September 2013, 09:25 PM ET
What was your favorite space news story of the last week?
21 September 2013, 10:21 AM ET
From Venus and the moon crashing a wedding photo to the milky way over an ancient temple, don't miss these stunning night sky and space from the last week.
21 September 2013, 07:01 AM ET
Orbital Sciences has contracted with NASA to make supply runs to the International Space Station.
21 September 2013, 07:00 AM ET
SPACE.com readers around the world sent in their best photos of the Harvest Moon full moon of September 2013. See the amazing photos here.
20 September 2013, 09:52 PM ET
20 September 2013, 09:29 PM ET
Regulus is a bright star in the northern sky that has at least two known stellar companions.
20 September 2013, 06:58 PM ET
The unmanned Cygnus spacecraft is expected to be grappled by astronauts using the orbiting outpost's huge robotic arm at 7:25 a.m. EDT Sunday. If all goes according to plan, the spacecraft will be secured to its docking port beginning at 9:15 a.m. EDT.
20 September 2013, 06:04 PM ET
The private space company test fired the engines on upgraded Falcon 9 (v.1.1) on September 19th, 2013. The target launch window for the rocket opens on September 29th.
20 September 2013, 04:36 PM ET
Houston's space shuttle mockup has a new name — and a date for its unveiling. Space Center Houston, the official visitor center for NASA's Johnson Space Center, has announced Oct. 5 as the day it will christen its full-size orbiter replica.
20 September 2013, 04:29 PM ET
Veteran astrophotographers Terry Hancock of Fremont, Michigan and former NASA scientist Fred Herrmann of Huntsville, Ala., teamed up to capture this stunning image of turbulent region of star birth, the Lagoon Nebula. See how they did it.
20 September 2013, 02:55 PM ET
The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus cargo spacecraft aboard, is seen in this false color infrared image, as it launches from Pad-0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), Sept. 18, NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Va.
20 September 2013, 12:17 PM ET
The space agency declared Deep Impact dead today (Sept. 20), six weeks after the last communication from the probe, which slammed an impactor into one comet and successfully flew by another icy wanderer during its long and productive life.
20 September 2013, 11:23 AM ET
The Mars Science Laboratory's navigation technology allows controllers to simply determine a destination and let the rover figure out how to drive there. The software searches for obstacles and holes, then safely avoids them.
20 September 2013, 10:50 AM ET
A proposed mathematical proof that outlines the way information behaves in coded messages may have implications for black holes. The proof suggests that the radiation spit out by black holes may retain information on the dark behemoths.
20 September 2013, 10:12 AM ET
The X-31 pilot practices a Herbst maneuver.
20 September 2013, 10:00 AM ET
Lying more than 110 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Antlia (The Air Pump) is the spiral galaxy IC 2560, shown here in this stunning space wallpaper from NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
20 September 2013, 08:45 AM ET
Researchers calculate the Earth's water reserves will dry up in 1.75 billion years and say Mars might be the next best thing.
20 September 2013, 06:00 AM ET
Photographer Dustin Prickett captured this cosmic wedding photo with the moon and Venus overhead on Sept. 8, much to the delight of the unsuspecting bride and groom. See how he did it here.
20 September 2013, 05:55 AM ET
From microbes on meteorites to canals on Mars, here are five claims of "proof" for aliens.
20 September 2013, 05:30 AM ET
We have nothing to fear from Comet ISON, no matter how it behaves during its close solar approach this November. ISON will miss Earth by millions of miles — and so will its bits and pieces, if the comet happens to break apart along the way.
20 September 2013, 05:30 AM ET
A team of British researchers says a cell fragment found high up in Earth's atmosphere likely came from outer space. But such an extraordinary claim requires much more convincing evidence, outside scientists say.
20 September 2013, 05:22 AM ET
The sun's magnetic field drives changes on its surface and beyond.
19 September 2013, 08:07 PM ET
Earth could continue to host life for another 1.75 billion years, as long as nuclear holocaust, an errant asteroid or another disaster doesn't intervene. But even without such doomsday scenarios, astronomical forces will render the planet uninhabitable.
19 September 2013, 06:16 PM ET
Rigel is the brightest star in Orion, and will eventually explode into a supernova, most astronomers say.
19 September 2013, 05:14 PM ET
The sun's insides churn much more quickly than previously thought, a new study shows, a finding expected to improve predictions of solar storms. Plasma flows are more complex and penetrate less deeply than scientists had thought.
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