News Archive
03 April 2013, 12:03 PM ET
Advanced cameras helped scientists spot the phenomenon.
03 April 2013, 11:35 AM ET
See photos from the April 3, 2013, announcement of tantalizing clues to dark matter from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer.
03 April 2013, 11:00 AM ET
A space station particle detector has found hints of elusive dark matter in cosmic radiation.
03 April 2013, 09:59 AM ET
NASA has compiled some of the best imagery attained of our world in 2012. Imagery and animations from the Space Station and multiple Earth observing missions were used.
03 April 2013, 09:54 AM ET
The space agency will unveil the first results from the $2 billion antimatter-hunting Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station.
03 April 2013, 07:37 AM ET
Night sky photographer Martin Pugh in Australia captured this amazing view of the Pencil Nebula in March 2013.
03 April 2013, 07:33 AM ET
The Cosmic Microwave Background radiation tells us the age and composition of the universe and raises new questions that must be answered.
03 April 2013, 07:26 AM ET
New supercomputer simulations show how spiral galaxies like the Milky Way get, and keep, their skinny, star-studded arms.
03 April 2013, 07:01 AM ET
Here are some of the most puzzling mysteries facing astronomers today.
02 April 2013, 08:30 PM ET
Backpack-friendly plane flies over Costa Rican volcano for NASA.
02 April 2013, 04:48 PM ET
See the space station's Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a $2 billion machine to catch cosmic rays in orbit.
02 April 2013, 03:36 PM ET
NASA is calling on coders to give the space robot Robonaut 2 better vision
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, 07:30 AM ET
The Skylab II outpost would be a modified hydrogen tank from NASA's Space Launch System rocket.
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, 05:01 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, 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.
