Science & Astronomy Archive
26 March 2013, 06:14 PM ET
A new class of supernova represents a miniature star explosion.
26 March 2013, 01:47 PM ET
Curiosity had been recovering from a memory issue since late February.
26 March 2013, 12:53 PM ET
Is our galaxy filled with life? Or is Earth a beautiful, lonely aberration? Astronomers are rapidly discovering planets orbiting other stars. Will any be worth exploring up close? Could humans – or whatever we become – live there someday?
26 March 2013, 09:38 AM ET
This stunning space wallpaper reveals ALMA antennae bathed in red light. Appearing in the background are the southern Milky Way on the left and the Magellanic Clouds at the top. This image was released March 5, 2013.
26 March 2013, 07:58 AM ET
See amazing photos of the Comet Pan-STARRS and the northern lights by stargazers.
25 March 2013, 12:55 PM ET
Scientists are unsure why Venus' vortex evolves as it does.
25 March 2013, 12:06 PM ET
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of Herbig-Haro 110, a geyser of hot gas flowing from a newborn star as seen in this beautiful space wallpaper.
25 March 2013, 09:43 AM ET
Astrophotographer Chad Blakley (lightsoverlapland.com) captured the comet on the horizon and northern lights at Abisko National Park on March 23rd, 2013. You can join Chad on one of his photo expeditions. Check Here: facebook.com/lightsoverlapland
25 March 2013, 07:00 AM ET
Comet ISON could become a spectacular night sky object in November 2013. Find out why here.
25 March 2013, 05:59 AM ET
Spikes of ice along Europa's equator could explain the satellite's oddly warm midsection.
24 March 2013, 10:31 AM ET
From dazzling northern lights to recovered Apollo rocket engines and Jupiter's hot spots , don't miss these amazing space photos of the week.
24 March 2013, 10:00 AM ET
What was your favorite space news story of the last week?
23 March 2013, 03:24 PM ET
Similar fireballs occur every two to three days across the entire planet.
22 March 2013, 06:38 PM ET
The sun should roar back to life in 2013, producing its second activity peak in the last two years.
22 March 2013, 04:47 PM ET
Comet Pan-STARRS and a coronal mass ejection were caught on camera by a NASA sun-watching observatory in space.
22 March 2013, 04:37 PM ET
The telltale Chicxulub crater might have been carved by a smaller object than thought.
22 March 2013, 02:54 PM ET
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory snapped imagery of the eruption on March 16, 2013. The entire event took a little under 4 hours. An extreme ultraviolet light sensing camera was used.
22 March 2013, 10:49 AM ET
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has produced an incredibly detailed image of a pair of overlapping galaxies called NGC 3314 as seen in this spectacular space wallpaper.
22 March 2013, 07:06 AM ET
See amazing photos of the Comet Pan-STARRS and the crescent moon from March 12, 2013.
22 March 2013, 07:00 AM ET
A new mission to an asteroid could help scientists deflect dangerous space rocks that could threaten Earth.
22 March 2013, 07:00 AM ET
Comets are like snowflakes — no two are alike.
22 March 2013, 07:00 AM ET
NASA won't send commands to its various Mars explorers for much of April.
21 March 2013, 06:52 PM ET
The moon's orbit brings it 6 feet closer to the red planet every century.
21 March 2013, 06:48 PM ET
Deimos' radius is only 3.9 miles. The tiny moon zips around Mars in only 30 hours and is so close to its parent planet that it was missed for centuries.
