Skywatching Archive
12 October 2012, 07:25 AM ET
The asteroid 2012 TC4 will come within 59,000 miles of Earth Friday (Oct. 12).
12 October 2012, 05:00 AM ET
Endeavour rolled out of a hangar at Los Angeles International Airport at 11:25 p.m. local time Thursday night.
11 October 2012, 02:29 PM ET
Film crews and photographers have been following the orbiter as it moved from Florida to L.A.
11 October 2012, 10:28 AM ET
The alien planet 55 Cancri e could be completely covered in diamonds, scientists say.
11 October 2012, 07:07 AM ET
Uwingu aims to fund space exploration and research through product sales.
10 October 2012, 03:04 PM ET
These four planetary nebulas are part of a new survey of nearby dying stars.
10 October 2012, 12:47 PM ET
Now is a great time to try and see the zodiacal light, a rare celestial sight.
10 October 2012, 05:30 AM ET
Tne 2012 supermoon puts a stunning spotlight on star trails over field of flowers.
09 October 2012, 03:40 PM ET
The bright object Curiosity spotted while scooping soil over the weekend is a piece of itself, scientists say.
09 October 2012, 01:11 PM ET
Declassified drawings of a U.S. Air Force flying saucer reveal dreams for a supersonic hover vehicle.
09 October 2012, 11:42 AM ET
A daredevil will skydive to Earth from 23 miles up on Oct. 9, weather permitting.
09 October 2012, 10:01 AM ET
Strong winds over New Mexico have pushed back the launch of a balloon carrying Felix Baumgartner.
09 October 2012, 07:00 AM ET
The "Phantom of the Opera" star has reportedly paid $51 million to fly to space.
08 October 2012, 03:06 PM ET
Rover scientist Dave Blake talks about how the Curiosity Rover’s CheMin instrument works.
08 October 2012, 12:45 PM ET
Special relativity can accommodate objects moving faster than light, given a few minor adjustments, physicists say.
07 October 2012, 08:35 PM ET
SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket and first commercial Dragon cargo flight to the space station Sunday (Oct. 7).
07 October 2012, 07:00 AM ET
Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will try to make the world's highest leap in a dive that will send him falling at faster than the speed of sound.
06 October 2012, 08:17 PM ET
The space debris may mean it takes SpaceX's private Dragon space capsule longer to reach the station.
05 October 2012, 11:17 AM ET
Elon Musk and NASA chief Charles Bolden will discuss SpaceX's Oct. 7 launch today at 1 p.m. ET.
05 October 2012, 07:00 AM ET
Felix Baumgartner will step into the void nearly 23 miles above Earth's surface.
05 October 2012, 07:00 AM ET
Newly efficient assembly methods should lower the price of NASA's Space Launch System rocket, officials say.
04 October 2012, 09:43 AM ET
Dryden pilot Neil Armstrong with the X-15, which contributed to the development of many spaceflight programs.
04 October 2012, 07:00 AM ET
Hundreds of events will be held around the world.
03 October 2012, 09:13 AM ET
02 October 2012, 12:48 PM ET
Launch of the Bumper V-2 in 1950.