Private Spaceflight Archive
26 January 2013, 08:35 AM ET
The first full moon of 2013 rises tonight, but did you know it has many names?
24 January 2013, 03:16 PM ET
NASA will provide detectors for one of the Euclid mission's instruments.
24 January 2013, 02:01 PM ET
The discovery may solve a long-standing mystery of astronomy.
24 January 2013, 10:00 AM ET
If it survives its fiery flight through the sun's atmosphere, the comet could shine as brightly as the moon.
21 January 2013, 05:57 PM ET
For the first time, researchers have evidence of auroras outside of our solar system.
21 January 2013, 05:26 PM ET
Experts diverged on best interpretations of quantum theory, including whether Einstein was right or wrong.
21 January 2013, 11:31 AM ET
Under President Barack Obama, NASA is following a bold mission to send astronauts to an asteroid, and then to Mars.
21 January 2013, 09:50 AM ET
Spaceflyers aboard the International Space Station are getting taking part in inauguration weekend.
18 January 2013, 11:04 AM ET
Astronomy teacher Josh Lake of Pomfret, Conn., inspired Hubble telescope scientists to create a new cosmic image.
16 January 2013, 09:40 AM ET
As silly as the Death Star petition sounds, the idea of mega-weapons in space is nothing new.
16 January 2013, 07:00 AM ET
Columbia broke apart upon re-entry on Feb. 1, 2003, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
15 January 2013, 11:54 AM ET
Sci-fi films often get it wrong, physicists say.
15 January 2013, 10:25 AM ET
Iran failed to launch a monkey into space in 2011, but will try again.
11 January 2013, 04:25 PM ET
NASA has signed a $17.8 million deal with Nevada-based Bigelow Aerospace for one of its expandable modules.
11 January 2013, 01:44 PM ET
Of the 42 newfound alien planet candidates, 15 may be habitable and one is officially confirmed.
11 January 2013, 12:13 PM ET
An old video series on the International Space Station gets remixed by a video production website.
09 January 2013, 01:30 PM ET
The Type 1a supernova is 10 billion light-years from Earth.
09 January 2013, 01:28 PM ET
AXE is looking for 22 people with the "right stuff" to fly in space.
09 January 2013, 01:30 AM ET
The giant planet orbiting the star Fomalhaut has an extreme orbit that may crash through a dusty wasteland.
08 January 2013, 11:43 AM ET
A beautiful image of Cassiopeia-A taken with a new X-ray space telescope reveals the explosive death of a star in unprecedented detail.
07 January 2013, 06:00 AM ET
The space trash compactor could give new life to old water bottles, clothing, duct tape and other astronaut waste.
04 January 2013, 06:00 AM ET
The conference is called the "Super Bowl of astronomy."
03 January 2013, 07:00 AM ET
NASA's Spirit rover landed nine years ago today, and its twin Opportunity followed three weeks later.
03 January 2013, 07:00 AM ET
Meteorites and electronics equipment worth more than $100,000 were taken from a science center on Christmas Eve.
31 December 2012, 10:06 AM ET
From manned launches to private suborbital flights, 2013 has a lot in store.
