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Wed, Apr 10, 2013 2:06 PM by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com
Charged water molecules, linked to the rings via magnetic field lines, rain down only on certain parts of the planet.
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Wed, Apr 10, 2013 10:26 AM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com
Scientists believe that the black hole only devoured about 10 percent of the gas giant's mass, leaving a 'denser core' behind.
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Wed, Apr 10, 2013 9:40 AM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com
NASA believes that capturing and placing an asteroid in the moon's orbit would be a 'fairly straightforward affair.'
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Wed, Apr 10, 2013 9:24 AM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com
NASA's planetary science program is likely to bare the brunt of budget cuts as NASA refocuses efforts elsewhere.
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Tue, Apr 09, 2013 3:15 PM by Megan Gannon, SPACE.com
No running water, and no place to spit the toothpaste after use. What do astronauts do?
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Tue, Apr 09, 2013 12:35 PM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com
Mars solar conjunctions, when the sun is in between Earth and Mars, occur every 26 months and disrupt communications.
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Tue, Apr 09, 2013 9:34 AM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com
New measurements of the atmosphere are consistent with the idea that gas escaped from the top of the atmosphere, with lighter molecules leaving more easily.
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Mon, Apr 08, 2013 4:11 PM by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com
NASA's focus is on human missions to asteroids and to Mars
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Mon, Apr 08, 2013 2:45 PM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com
The bending of the tiny star's light showcases Einstein's theory of relativity 'in a far-flung star system.'
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Mon, Apr 08, 2013 9:30 AM by Mike Wall, SPACE.com
Both missions should advance scientists' understanding of the universe.
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Mon, Apr 08, 2013 1:28 AM by Tariq Malik, SPACE.com
Hydrogen peroxide is created on Europa due to the intense radiation bombardment of the moon's surface as it moves through Jupiter's powerful magnetic field.
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Thu, Apr 04, 2013 2:35 PM by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com
By analyzing star explosions, scientists can get a sense of how quickly the universe was seeded with the elements needed to create planets and other cosmic bodies.
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Wed, Apr 03, 2013 7:20 PM by Clara Moskowitz, Space.com
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer observed a pattern of antimatter particles that may turn out to be a product of collisions between dark matter particles.
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Wed, Apr 03, 2013 1:16 PM by Tariq Malik, SPACE.com
The first results of NASA's large particle accelerator aboard the International Space Station will be announced today at a press conference.
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Wed, Apr 03, 2013 9:26 AM by Miriam Kramer, SPACE.com
The Robonaut Challenge is the latest in a series of space station contests by NASA and TopCoder to foster innovation in space technology and spaceflight.