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Thu, Feb 28, 2013 12:05 PM by Dan Leone, SPACE.com
NASA’s commercial crew partners would feel a funding pinch as soon as July.
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Thu, Feb 28, 2013 10:40 AM by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com
Weather forecasts predict a 90 percent chance of favorable conditions, which are near-perfect conditions for a space launch.
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Thu, Feb 28, 2013 10:30 AM by Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com
After stars, form, a disk of leftover material often orbits them. From this disk, baby planets can take shape.
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Wed, Feb 27, 2013 2:30 PM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com
Astronomers think supermassive black holes acquire most of their spin as they grow, so studying their rotation rates can yield insights into how they have evolved.
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Wed, Feb 27, 2013 1:51 PM by Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com
The mission will also need novel life support systems and radiation protection technology to keep the crew alive and healthy.
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Wed, Feb 27, 2013 11:26 AM by Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com
The mission will 'launch an historic journey to Mars and back in 501 days.'
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Wed, Feb 27, 2013 10:00 AM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com
The meteor's orbit took it further away from the sun than Mars is, likely as far as the asteroid belt.
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Tue, Feb 26, 2013 10:22 AM by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com
SETI will recommend the winning names to the International Astronomical Union, and they will ultimately decide the name of the moons.
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Tue, Feb 26, 2013 9:50 AM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com
The Dragon capsule will carry about 1,200 pounds of supplies and scientific experiments to the International Space Station.
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Mon, Feb 25, 2013 2:10 PM by Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com
Webcasts will offer a special view of tonight's full moon, some with commentary from astronomers.
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Mon, Feb 25, 2013 12:00 PM by Joe Rao, SPACE.com
Sirius is the brightest star of the constellation Canis Major, the "Greater Dog" in Latin.
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Mon, Feb 25, 2013 12:00 PM by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com
An exquisite time-lapse video exhibits three volcanoes under moving clouds, stars, and the Milky Way Galaxy over the course of 12 days.
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Mon, Feb 25, 2013 11:18 AM by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com
Spliced from thousands of screenshots of the planets, NASA has created a new video of Mercury that shows off the planet's diversity in terrain.
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Mon, Feb 25, 2013 10:38 AM by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com
Researchers are just now unearthing details about a mysteriously vivid meteor shower that occurred in 1923.
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Mon, Feb 25, 2013 10:25 AM by Tariq Malik, SPACE.com
The test marked the company's second attempt to check the Antares rocket's dual AJ26 rocket engines.