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Fri, Dec 28 2012 at 3:18 PM

Scientists, photographers, authors and space leaders pick their 10 favorite space photos.

Mon, Dec 10 2012 at 2:53 PM

At some point a bond in the drilling mechanism will fail, causing an electrical short that could threaten to knock out the entire rover.

Mon, Dec 10 2012 at 7:42 AM

The X-37B vehicle and its cargo bay packed with a classified payload is set to make the third mission of the program.

Thu, Nov 29 2012 at 7:36 AM

The images give a glimpse of what our sun might look like in 5 billion years when it nears the end of its life cycle.

Wed, Nov 28 2012 at 1:24 PM

The supermassive black hole has a mass equivalent to 17 billion suns and is located inside the galaxy NGC 1277 in the constellation Perseus.

Wed, Nov 28 2012 at 1:06 AM

The small lunar stones, which are better described as dust and pebbles rather than moon rocks, were found by the National Guard.

Tue, Nov 20 2012 at 7:46 AM

Such an effort would allow scientists and engineers to work their way up to even more distant targets such as asteroids and Mars.

Mon, Nov 12 2012 at 10:24 AM

This year is unusual in that the Leonids are expected to show 2 peaks of activity: one on Saturday morning and another on Tuesday morning.

Wed, Nov 07 2012 at 7:09 PM

Called HD 40307g, the planet is located inside its host star's habitable zone, a range of distance where liquid water may exist on a world's surface.

Wed, Nov 07 2012 at 1:53 AM

Here's a brief look at some of NASA's larger aims and ambitions, which it should continue to work toward over at least the next 4 years.

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