Science & Astronomy Archive
13 March 2013, 06:00 AM ET
The Red Planet was habitable long, long ago, scientists say.
12 March 2013, 07:27 PM ET
NASA's Curiosity rover found oxygen, water, sulfate and other elements in a rock sample from Mars. [Full Story]
12 March 2013, 07:13 PM ET
Answers to a few basic questions about the Curiosity rover's latest discovery.
12 March 2013, 03:53 PM ET
Space shuttle Endeavour's L.A. trip is immortalized in photos and videos.
12 March 2013, 12:10 PM ET
Source of summer bummer's coastal fog spotted from space.
12 March 2013, 11:45 AM ET
This spectacular space wallpaper is a map of a section of the Universe showing the positions of thousands of galaxies that were measured as part of the VIPERS survey with ESO’s Very Large Telescope.
12 March 2013, 10:37 AM ET
Even if the mini monsters were created, they'd be destroyed before gobbling anything up.
12 March 2013, 09:40 AM ET
This simulator, originally known as the MASTIF, was built at the Lewis Research Center.
12 March 2013, 07:00 AM ET
Solar sailing holds promise for interstellar flight, though daunting challenges must be overcome.
12 March 2013, 07:00 AM ET
It would likely be tough for Russia to prove its case in court, experts say.
11 March 2013, 08:20 PM ET
The violent shaking during the Tohoku earthquake two years ago today sent acoustic waves into space.
11 March 2013, 05:05 PM ET
Is it PANSTARRS, PanSTARRS or Pan-STARRS?
11 March 2013, 12:05 PM ET
A new STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS trailer premiered in front of 'Oz' and we have the action-packed minute plus right here.
11 March 2013, 11:15 AM ET
A brain-computer interface allows astronauts to control a spaces shuttle with their thoughts.
11 March 2013, 09:39 AM ET
The Apollo 14 module is pictured on the moon.
10 March 2013, 05:02 PM ET
From the galaxy's oldest known star to a big red moon, don't miss these amazing space pictures.
10 March 2013, 02:33 PM ET
What was your favorite space news story of the last week?
09 March 2013, 08:50 AM ET
The January incident is the fourth known case of an active satellite being struck by orbital debris.
08 March 2013, 05:25 PM ET
The Russian nanosatellite was struck on Jan. 22 by space junk from China's 2007 anti-satellite weapon test.
08 March 2013, 05:00 PM ET
Millions of pieces of space junk swarm around the Earth.
08 March 2013, 04:55 PM ET
In 2007, China blew up their FENGYUN 1C polar-orbiting weather satellite. Engineers in Moscow determined that a piece of the doomed satellite collided with Russia's BLITS satellite in Jan. 2013. Courtesy of Analytical Graphics, Inc.
08 March 2013, 03:36 PM ET
The team at Wallops Range Control joined in on the latest Internet dance craze, the "Harlem Shake".
08 March 2013, 09:45 AM ET
The X-38 sits on the lakebed after a test flight.
08 March 2013, 06:00 AM ET
Comet Pan-STARRS will make its closest approach to the sun yet on Sunday.
08 March 2013, 05:00 AM ET
Veteran astrophotographer Bill Snyder captured the spectacular photo of NGC 1491.