Science & Astronomy Archive
19 March 2013, 04:46 PM ET
Was the Chelyabinsk Meteor recognized by the world’s space-fairing superpowers as a natural event and not the start of a nuclear exchange? Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) quizzed Gen. William Shelton, U.S. Air Force Space Command about detection.
19 March 2013, 03:31 PM ET
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has photographed the tiny craters made by the Grail moon probes.
19 March 2013, 02:01 PM ET
The Department of Energy has made its first plutonium-238 in a quarter century.
19 March 2013, 10:37 AM ET
Contractor may have had access to high-level imaging technology with potential military uses.
19 March 2013, 10:23 AM ET
A researcher considers the first full-scale airplane tested in the Propeller Research Tunnel.
19 March 2013, 09:30 AM ET
All rocky exoplanets likely host oceans of liquid water shortly after they form, one prominent researcher says.
19 March 2013, 07:00 AM ET
Former NASA contractor Bo Jiang was arrested while trying to take a flight to his native China on Monday (March 18).
19 March 2013, 07:00 AM ET
A look at the robotic spacecraft currently sending data home from beyond Earth orbit.
19 March 2013, 06:00 AM ET
The hearing will address the threats posed by asteroids and meteors close to the Earth.
18 March 2013, 04:04 PM ET
The Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) witnessed super-heated particles emitted from a coronal mass ejection appear to fly-by the comet. But the comet and the CME did not actually cross paths. The time-lapse is from March 10-15, 2013.
18 March 2013, 03:18 PM ET
A minor computer error has sent Curiosity back into safe mode.
18 March 2013, 01:58 PM ET
The rock band was at Mission Control in Houston on March 18th, 2013 to talk to astronaut Tom Marshburn. Singer Jared Leto spoke to Tom and bandmates Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević were on hand.
18 March 2013, 01:46 PM ET
Satellite spies the aftermath of a recent eruption at a Russian volcano.
18 March 2013, 01:42 PM ET
The 3-mile-high Mount Sharp is Curiosity's ultimate destination.
18 March 2013, 10:32 AM ET
Nearly 2,000 scientists at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference this week will reveal the latest finds on the moon, Mars and the solar system.
18 March 2013, 09:23 AM ET
Chad Blakley (lightsoverlapland.com) captured imagery of the powerful geomagnetic storm over Abisko National Park on March 17th, 2013. The Moon, light cloud cover and dancing auroras made for quite a show.
18 March 2013, 06:31 AM ET
Comet ISON may become one of the brightest comets ever seen this coming November.
18 March 2013, 06:00 AM ET
Curiosity has accomplished its main mission goals, but the rover won't rest on its laurels.
17 March 2013, 04:21 PM ET
What was your favorite space news story of the last week?
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, 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, 06:26 PM ET
See photos and sky maps for comet Pan-STARRS, which may be visible to the naked eye in March 2013.
