Spaceflight Archive
18 March 2013, 06:31 PM ET
Though Jupiter is shrouded in swirling clouds, its atmosphere has some mysterious clear patches that scientists call 'hot spots.'
18 March 2013, 03:39 PM ET
The new SBIRS GEO-2 satellite is the latest addition to the U.S. military's missile defense grid.
18 March 2013, 03:18 PM ET
A minor computer error has sent Curiosity back into safe mode.
18 March 2013, 03:05 PM ET
This cool space wallpaper is a mosaic of images from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, which shows Mount Sharp in a white-balanced color adjustment.
18 March 2013, 12:48 PM ET
The Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project hopes to raise $75,000 to continue its mission.
18 March 2013, 11:42 AM ET
NASA employees will have to miss many of their usual conferences.
18 March 2013, 10:32 AM ET
Nearly 2,000 scientists at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference this week will reveal the latest finds on the moon, Mars and the solar system.
18 March 2013, 10:23 AM ET
This space wallpaper is a schematic representing how light from a distant galaxy is distorted by the gravitational effects of a nearer foreground galaxy known as Einstein rings.
18 March 2013, 10:05 AM ET
The prime recovery ship hoists the Apollo 13 Command Module aboard the ship.
18 March 2013, 09:34 AM ET
Gone are the days of dreaming of little green men on the Red Planet.
18 March 2013, 07:00 AM ET
526 people helped break the Guinness World Record for the largest outdoor astronomy lesson by NASA.
17 March 2013, 03:26 PM ET
From a lightning fast comet to St. Patrick's day in space, don't miss these amazing pictures.
17 March 2013, 08:40 AM ET
The massive solar eruption on March 15 sent charged particles toward the Earth at 3.2 million mph, NASA says.
16 March 2013, 09:10 AM ET
Grasshopper reached an altitude of 263 feet before returning to Earth in a soft landing.
15 March 2013, 07:44 PM ET
After a one-day delay, three astronauts from the International Space Station are heading back to Earth.
15 March 2013, 06:25 PM ET
Rhea's icy surface bears the scars of innumerable impacts over the eons.
15 March 2013, 05:33 PM ET
See photos of the Soyuz capsule landing bringing Expedition 34 astronauts back to Earth.
15 March 2013, 04:30 PM ET
Schmidt discusses quasars, their impact on astronomy and the anniversary of his seminal find.
15 March 2013, 03:20 PM ET
NASA Scientist Joel Hurowitz explains that favorable conditions for life on ancient Mars (found by Curiosity rock sample analysis) at the Gale Crater are in direct contrast with data from the Opportunity Rover about the Meridian Planum region.
15 March 2013, 09:55 AM ET
Plum Brook's lily pad area shown with the shrapnel shields removed.
15 March 2013, 09:44 AM ET
The Virtual Telescope Project in Italy will webcast live views of Comet Pan-STARRS at 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT).
15 March 2013, 07:09 AM ET
In the past 20 years, Keck has revealed secrets at the edge of the universe as well as in Earth's own solar system.
15 March 2013, 07:00 AM ET
The Cassini probe has captured its last up-close images of Rhea, Saturn's second-largest satellite.
14 March 2013, 06:00 PM ET
Russian and European space officials signed a deal to launch a Red Planet orbiter in 2016 and a rover in 2018 as part of the ExoMars program.
14 March 2013, 05:13 PM ET
NASA's Stereo-B spacecraft recorded the view of Comet Pan-STARRS, Earth and Mercury together.
