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05 August 2012, 03:12 AM ET
A Mars rover landing plan and more. See amazing photos of Earth and space from the week.
05 August 2012, 02:52 AM ET
The mystical Red Planet has fascinated humanity since the start of time.
05 August 2012, 12:31 AM ET
Curiosity is set to touch down at 10:31 p.m. PDT Sunday night.
04 August 2012, 10:11 PM ET
NASA's Mars Odyssey and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft will send news of the Curiosity rover's landing on Mars back to Earth. A lot of variables are involved to successfully receive transmission in the first few hours.
04 August 2012, 05:53 AM ET
Here’s a list of some of the events going on to celebrate the upcoming landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars.
03 August 2012, 08:38 PM ET
The annual Perseid meteor shower has a long history and bright future ahead.
03 August 2012, 06:42 PM ET
Europe has launched 50 Ariane 5 rocket missions without a hitch.
03 August 2012, 04:57 PM ET
Mars is a very cold planet. Temperatures don't get much above 70 degrees F and they can get down to nearly minus 200 degrees F.
03 August 2012, 10:08 AM ET
NASA hopes to spur development of commercial spacecraft capable of ferrying cargo and crew to the space station.
02 August 2012, 08:00 AM ET
With our Blue Marble as a back drop, two astronauts, arm in arm, run through simulations.
02 August 2012, 07:00 AM ET
The 1-ton robot is bristling with high-tech camera gear.
02 August 2012, 05:46 AM ET
Curiosity's arm is 7 feet long and hefts 75 pounds of instruments.
02 August 2012, 12:44 AM ET
The Curiosity rover is slated to touch down on Mars on the night of Aug. 5.
01 August 2012, 06:01 AM ET
The photo is the most detailed ever taken of the spiral galaxy NGC 1187.
30 July 2012, 01:48 PM ET
The supernova remnant may host a spinning pulsar, the photo suggests.
27 July 2012, 08:53 PM ET
What was your favorite space news story of the last week? Vote Now!
27 July 2012, 08:00 AM ET
25 July 2012, 04:47 PM ET
Lake Ontario appears as one big mirror.
25 July 2012, 01:01 PM ET
The STS-134 crew visited the European Organization for Nuclear research (instrumental in testing the AMS instrument they delivered to Space Station). The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Experiment is currently searching far dark matter in Space.
25 July 2012, 07:01 AM ET
Now is the best time of the month to see the moon's many craters.
25 July 2012, 07:00 AM ET
FITSAT-1 will test out optical communication techniques for satellites.
24 July 2012, 05:35 PM ET
The moon will appear to pass a fading Mars in the July 24 night sky.
24 July 2012, 04:06 PM ET
A humanoid robot with a female figure could eventually help out human astronauts aboard the space station.
23 July 2012, 06:47 PM ET
Reactions from astronauts, historians and industry officials about Sally Ride's death.
20 July 2012, 10:06 PM ET
See photos of Japan's July 20, 2012 launch of its third robotic supply ship HTV-3.
