Private Spaceflight Archive
28 December 2012, 02:18 PM ET
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe will use a lander and impactors to collect samples of asteroid 1999 JU3.
28 December 2012, 01:17 PM ET
NASA's Cassini probe has snapped stunning new views of Saturn and its moons.
28 December 2012, 07:12 AM ET
Space photographers Bob and Janice Fera captured this spectacular view of the reflection nebula NGC 1333.
27 December 2012, 02:41 PM ET
Curiosity spent its first Christmas on Mars exploring a new area of the Red Planet.
26 December 2012, 05:22 PM ET
Astronomers confirm that asteroid 2011 AG5 won't hit Earth in 28 years.
21 December 2012, 08:54 AM ET
This space station concept was fueled by a nuclear reactor.
21 December 2012, 07:00 AM ET
What to look for in the night sky this holiday season.
20 December 2012, 09:01 AM ET
NACA staff conduct tests on airfoils in the Variable Density Wind Tunnel.
19 December 2012, 05:01 PM ET
The Gokturk-2 satellite will observe Earth for Turkey.
19 December 2012, 07:00 AM ET
Two spaceflyers will be the first to stay for a year at the International Space Station.
18 December 2012, 06:25 PM ET
An American, a Canadian and a Russian are headed to the International Space Station.
17 December 2012, 05:28 PM ET
Ebb and Flow wrapped up their successful science mission in spectacular fashion.
17 December 2012, 06:00 AM ET
NASA TV will provide commentary, but the impact itself will probably not be visible.
14 December 2012, 01:26 PM ET
NASA's Mariner 2 probe flew within 21,500 miles of Venus on Dec. 14, 1962.
14 December 2012, 12:17 PM ET
The $60.4-billion package would include cash for NASA facilities and the National Air and Space Museum.
13 December 2012, 02:01 PM ET
The ratio of the mass of a proton to the mass of an electron hasn't changed.
12 December 2012, 01:53 PM ET
The hacktivists published what they say are 1.6 million records from a variety of government agencies.
12 December 2012, 10:01 AM ET
An astronaut perched, ready to grab the Intelasat VI satellite.
12 December 2012, 06:00 AM ET
The new KMOS instrument on the Very Large Telescope uses robotic arms to observe distinct targets.
11 December 2012, 05:54 PM ET
A visit from extraterrestrials – or ordinary floating lanterns?
10 December 2012, 04:16 PM ET
Astronomers aren't sure where the Geminids came from, but they do know that skywatchers will get a good show in 2012.
10 December 2012, 03:10 PM ET
Running Man nebula sprints into focus in a stunning image captured by the Slooh Space Camera.
10 December 2012, 02:14 PM ET
See what the world looks like at night — from space.
10 December 2012, 09:48 AM ET
One of two pumps used to retrieve the daily one million gallons of water necessary for the Plum Brook reactor.
06 December 2012, 07:01 AM ET
The Habitable Exoplanets Catalog has seven candidate planets listed so far, and the pace of discovery is increasing, says its founder.