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MAVEN Spacecraft Orbiting Mars Artist's Conception

Latest News about MAVEN, the NASA Mars Mission

By Space.com Staff published 19 November 13

NASA's MAVEN mission is investigating the mystery of how ancient Mars went from being a wet world to the cold, dry desert it is now. See the latest MAVEN news, photos and video here.

Neil Armstrong's footprint on the moon as the first human to set foot on the lunar surface as a member of the Apollo 11 crew.

Space History Photos

By Space.com Staff published 9 November 13

Images from the early days of NASA and spaceflight.

Space Tourism: The Latest News, Features and Photos

By Space.com Staff published 22 October 13

Learn the latest news about space tourism and space tourist trips into outer space.

French skywatcher Jean-Pierre Brahic took this photo of the violent solar flare from the sunspot 1302 on the sun's surface on Sept. 22, 2011. Earth is superimposed for scale.

Space Weather, Solar Flares & Sun Storms: Latest News

By Space.com Staff published 2 October 13

There may not be a lot of air, but there's still a lot of weather in space. Get the latest news of space weather and solar flares here from SPACE.com.

U.S. and Australia Join Forces to Track Space Junk

Latest News About Space Junk and Orbital Debris

By Space.com Staff published 2 October 13

See the latest news about space debris and junk in space.

Artist's Concept of Surface of Jupiter Moon Europa

Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights

By Space.com Staff published 28 August 13

Artist's Conception of Curiosity Mars Rover

Curiosity: Latest News About Mars Science Laboratory

By Space.com Staff published 6 August 13

The Mars rover Curiosity, also known as the Mars Science Laboratory, will launch in late 2011 and land on the Red Planet in August 2012.

Astronaut Paolo Nespoli took this image of the moon on March 20, 2011, and wrote, "#Supermoon was spectacular from here!"

Earth's Moon: Formation, Composition and Orbit

By Space.com Staff published 21 June 13

This NASA/NOAA GOES-13 satellite image shows the Earth on March 2, 2010 at 8:45 UTC.

Earth, Our Home Planet

By Space.com Staff published 22 April 13

Latest discoveries and photos about Earth from space.

This artist's concept shows NASA's giant rocket, the Space Launch System soaring of a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket is NASA's new booster for deep space missions to an asteroid and ultimately Mars.

Latest News About NASA's Space Launch System

By Space.com Staff published 1 April 13

NASA's Space Launch System is a heavy-lift rocket designed to carry astronauts to an asteroid and Mars.

Galaxy NGC 4214 is dominated by a huge glowing cloud of hydrogen gas in which new stars are being born. A heart-shaped hollow — possibly galaxy NGC 4214’s most eye-catching feature — can be seen at the centre of this.

Latest News About Stars and Galaxies

By SPACE published 19 February 13

Stars are giant, luminous spheres of plasma. Galaxies consist of stars, stellar remnants, dust, gas, and dark matter, bound together by gravity. Learn more about stars and galaxies.