Science & Astronomy Archive
10 April 2013, 07:00 AM ET
NASA is expected to receive $100 million for an ambitious asteroid-retrieval mission.
09 April 2013, 05:49 PM ET
The aerospace giant hopes to tap a multibillion market in the years ahead.
09 April 2013, 03:32 PM ET
This test shows the GENIE (Guidance Embedded Navigator Integration Environment) system controlling a Xombie terrestrial rocket, a system that will allow NASA to test instruments for landing on terrestrial bodies like the Moon and Mars.
09 April 2013, 03:31 PM ET
Astronomers have caught a black hole snacking on what may be a free-flying giant planet.
09 April 2013, 03:16 PM ET
NASA's planetary science projects may lose some or all of hard-won $200 million budget increase.
09 April 2013, 02:54 PM ET
Cosmic radiation from space travel may increase the risk of colon cancer.
09 April 2013, 01:29 PM ET
This space wallpaper reveals Galaxy 2MASX J09442693+0429569 imaged by Hubble. This elliptical galaxy has entered a transitional phase from a young, star-forming galaxy to an older, larger, "red and dead" galaxy.
09 April 2013, 12:34 PM ET
Photographer Bill Deaver captured the stunning view on April 3 from Mojave, Calif.
09 April 2013, 11:45 AM ET
An astronaut's home video shows how to brush your teeth in space without making a mess.
09 April 2013, 11:23 AM ET
Spending more money won’t help in detecting small space rocks, one scientist insists.
09 April 2013, 09:54 AM ET
NASA is funding two projects to search for exoplanets and has enlisted some the help of two big-name partners.
09 April 2013, 06:30 AM ET
Yuri's Night brings space geeks around the world together to celebrate human spaceflight.
09 April 2013, 06:00 AM ET
This is part two in an eight part series exploring exoplanet science today.
09 April 2013, 06:00 AM ET
The night sky view from Chile's Atacama Desert offers stunning views of Southern Hemisphere constellations.
09 April 2013, 12:04 AM ET
The week-long event raises awareness about the negative, star-dulling effects of light pollution.
08 April 2013, 06:50 PM ET
The solar panels will experience 16 “sunrises” each day as part of a harsh performance test.
08 April 2013, 06:01 PM ET
Al Worden's discovery that he liked to fly planes led him to becoming an astronaut and piloting the Apollo 15 command module.
08 April 2013, 03:26 PM ET
The zodiacal constellation Cancer is visible high toward the south night sky.
08 April 2013, 01:41 PM ET
NASA administrator Charles Bolden does not think the space agency should focus on visiting the moon again.
08 April 2013, 10:15 AM ET
The director of the Lewis Research Center addresses the importance and uses of nuclear propulsion.
08 April 2013, 10:09 AM ET
A new private rocket was rolled onto its launch pad in Virginia on Saturday (April 6)
08 April 2013, 09:23 AM ET
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center is developing a new instrument that uses the natural beacons of pulsar radiation, to let spacecraft find their way in deep space. A test on ISS is planned.
08 April 2013, 07:00 AM ET
NWA 7325 may be too old to have plausibly come from the solar system's innermost planet.
06 April 2013, 01:57 PM ET
From dazzling northern lights to Star Trek in London, don't miss these amazing space photos of the week.
05 April 2013, 06:52 PM ET
The actor has said he's considering buying a ticket to space.
