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Wed, Mar 06, 2013 9:50 AM by Clara Moskowitz, Space.com
The probe has been in orbit around Mercury since March 2011, and the spacecraft has finished mapping the planet's surface.
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Wed, Mar 06, 2013 9:33 AM by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com
Experiments include how to improve agriculture and toothpaste in space and back on Earth.
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Tue, Mar 05, 2013 12:30 PM by Tariq Malik, SPACE.com
The webcast will feature commentary from scientists and journalists, including Slooh Space Camera President Patrick Paolucci.
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Tue, Mar 05, 2013 9:52 AM by Joe Rao, SPACE.com
Comet Siding Spring will actually be the second close shave of Mars by a passing comet within a time span of just over a year.
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Tue, Mar 05, 2013 8:00 AM by Mike Wall, Space.com
The Curiosity team still isn't sure what caused the glitch, but one possible cause is an impact by a high-energy charged particle called a cosmic ray.
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Mon, Mar 04, 2013 3:10 PM by Mike Wall, Space.com
The Earth-sized Venus appears as a bright white dot, just above and to the right of the center of the photo taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
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Mon, Mar 04, 2013 12:50 PM by Amanda Doyle, SPACE.com
Habitable planets around white dwarf stars may be easier to detect than planets nearer younger stars as their brightness doesn't wipe out detectable biomarkers.
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Mon, Mar 04, 2013 11:23 AM by Leonard David, SPACE.com
Many ideas have been put forward over the years to combat the space-junk threat, but they're either too technologically advanced or too inefficient.
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Mon, Mar 04, 2013 11:13 AM by Joe Rao, SPACE.com
Find out how long the moon is officially 'full' and many other interesting facts about our celestial neighbor.
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Sun, Mar 03, 2013 10:10 AM by Tariq Malik, Space.com
Two NASA astronauts used the station's arm to grapple the capsule as it approached close to the orbiting lab.
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Fri, Mar 01, 2013 4:13 PM by Geoff Gaherty, SPACE.com
The interplanetary dust disk, called the Zodiacal Light, is the result of millions of dust particles too faint to be resolved with a telescope.
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Fri, Mar 01, 2013 3:51 PM by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com
This is the first time SpaceX has experienced problems with a Dragon spacecraft in orbit.
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Fri, Mar 01, 2013 1:03 PM by Bryan Nelson
Consider this an Earth-bound travel guide to the solar system, places on Earth that closely resemble landscapes of other planets.
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Fri, Mar 01, 2013 11:27 AM by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com
The malfunction appears to be related to Dragon's thrusters, which allow the capsule to maneuver in orbit.
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Fri, Mar 01, 2013 7:20 AM by Tariq Malik, Space.com
SpaceX will launch a rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to send a space capsule packed with NASA cargo for the space station.
