News Archive
18 March 2013, 06:31 AM ET
Comet ISON may become one of the brightest comets ever seen this coming November.
18 March 2013, 06:08 AM ET
The Trajectory Browser calculates the requirements for robotic and manned missions to asteroids, comets, planets and other destinations in the solar system.
18 March 2013, 06:00 AM ET
Curiosity has accomplished its main mission goals, but the rover won't rest on its laurels.
17 March 2013, 09:51 AM ET
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is decked out in green on the International Space Station.
17 March 2013, 08:40 AM ET
The massive solar eruption on March 15 sent charged particles toward the Earth at 3.2 million mph, NASA says.
16 March 2013, 09:10 AM ET
Grasshopper reached an altitude of 263 feet before returning to Earth in a soft landing.
16 March 2013, 07:16 AM ET
The celestial duo will dance together Sunday evening.
15 March 2013, 11:30 PM ET
An international crew landed safely on the steppes of Kazakhstan in Central Asia.
15 March 2013, 07:44 PM ET
After a one-day delay, three astronauts from the International Space Station are heading back to Earth.
15 March 2013, 03:50 PM ET
Martian rocks are critical to unlocking the secrets to the Red Planet's past.
15 March 2013, 01:46 PM ET
The Keck Observatory will be looking for more donations to counteract a freeze on federal grant spending.
15 March 2013, 11:00 AM ET
Curiosity is not yet ready to start the trek to Mount Sharp.
15 March 2013, 10:11 AM ET
This video shows how an electric field created by small wires repels dust, which could help keep solar panels clean.
15 March 2013, 09:55 AM ET
Plum Brook's lily pad area shown with the shrapnel shields removed.
15 March 2013, 07:00 AM ET
The Cassini probe has captured its last up-close images of Rhea, Saturn's second-largest satellite.
14 March 2013, 05:13 PM ET
NASA's Stereo-B spacecraft recorded the view of Comet Pan-STARRS, Earth and Mercury together.
14 March 2013, 04:31 PM ET
Jupiter's equatorial zone presents dark patches known as 'Hot Spots'. These ammonia clouds holes at the top of the atmosphere reveal lower layers of the gas giant. They are part of the atmospheric structure called Rossby Waves (previously unknown).
14 March 2013, 02:31 PM ET
Scientists at CERN's Large Hadron Collider say results from the latest round of research suggest the particle's spin mirrors that of a Higgs.
14 March 2013, 12:22 PM ET
Three astronauts are heading back to Earth tonight after 143 days in space.
14 March 2013, 11:37 AM ET
The solar blast likely won't cause any problems here on Earth.
14 March 2013, 07:00 AM ET
We have the technical know-how, but getting the world to come together in time could be tough.
14 March 2013, 07:00 AM ET
The new website includes Russian meteor explosion details provided by the U.S. military.
13 March 2013, 11:10 PM ET
Astronaut Chris Hadfield made history when he took command of the International Space Station on Wednesday, March 13.
13 March 2013, 10:36 PM ET
Satellite spots fresh lava at Kamchatka's Tolbachik volcano.
13 March 2013, 08:04 PM ET
Study of plant reproduction in zero gravity raises questions about sex in space.
