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WATCH: ESA Rocket Blasts Off

WATCH: ESA Rocket Blasts Off

Macrina Cooper-White  05. 7.2013
Blast-off! On Monday night in the Amazon jungle, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Vega rocket made its second flight ever. After two...
WATCH: 'Eye-Wateringly Bright' Star Explosion Breaks Record

WATCH: 'Eye-Wateringly Bright' Star Explosion Breaks Record

05. 7.2013
By: Miriam Kramer Published: 05/06/2013 05:49 PM EDT on SPACE.com Two NASA space telescopes have captured what appears to be the most...
Crises Also Fade

Crises Also Fade

05. 3.2013
Perhaps Obama should be more careful about what he calls a "red line." Dictators are not impressed by empty threats. Would there be support...
WATCH: Orbiting Telescope Has VERY Close Call With Old Spy Satellite

WATCH: Orbiting Telescope Has VERY Close Call With Old Spy Satellite

05. 2.2013
By: Miriam Kramer Published: 05/01/2013 02:08 PM EDT on SPACE.com A high-tech NASA telescope in orbit escaped a potentially disastrous...
Record-Setting Space Telescope Shuts Its Eye Forever

Record-Setting Space Telescope Shuts Its Eye Forever

04.30.2013
By: Miriam Kramer Published: 04/30/2013 12:01 PM EDT on SPACE.com After nearly four years mapping the "hidden universe," the largest...
Tycoon's 'Spaceship' Passes Major Milestone

Tycoon's 'Spaceship' Passes Major Milestone

04.29.2013
MOJAVE, Calif. — Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo made its first powered flight Monday, breaking the sound barrier in a test over the...
Trekkies Breathe New Life Into Beloved Spacecraft

Trekkies Breathe New Life Into Beloved Spacecraft

04.25.2013
By: Miriam Kramer Published: 04/25/2013 06:54 AM EDT on SPACE.com NEW YORK — Two "Star Trek" fans are boldly attempting what many...
Spacecraft Glitch Puts Mission To ISS In Jeopardy

Spacecraft Glitch Puts Mission To ISS In Jeopardy

04.25.2013
By: Miriam Kramer Published: 04/24/2013 10:48 AM EDT on SPACE.com An unmanned Russian cargo spacecraft launched toward the International...
So You Wanna Go To Mars?

So You Wanna Go To Mars?

04.23.2013
By: Clara Moskowitz Published: 04/22/2013 02:21 PM EDT on SPACE.com NEW YORK — If a one-way trip to Mars appeals to you, now's the...
Astronaut Sends Earth Day Greetings From ISS

Astronaut Sends Earth Day Greetings From ISS

04.22.2013
By: Miriam Kramer Published: 04/22/2013 12:03 PM EDT on SPACE.com Earth Day is even celebrated in space. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield...
Startup Eyes Plan To Slash Cost Of Trips To Moon

Startup Eyes Plan To Slash Cost Of Trips To Moon

04.22.2013
By: Mike Wall Published: 04/22/2013 07:35 AM EDT on SPACE.com Good news for all you frugal travelers out there: A private startup's manned...
Annual Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend

Annual Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend

04.16.2013
By: Miriam Kramer Published: 04/15/2013 06:01 PM EDT on SPACE.com An annual meteor shower is set to peak this weekend, but the showing...
Insider's Guide To 'World's Greatest' Observatory

Insider's Guide To 'World's Greatest' Observatory

David Freeman  04.15.2013
Astronomers expect the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA), the huge radio telescope that was inaugurated in March, to...
New Research Vessel To Be Named For Fallen Shuttle Astronaut

New Research Vessel To Be Named For Fallen Shuttle Astronaut

04.15.2013
By: Robert Z. Pearlman Published: 04/15/2013 06:08 AM EDT on SPACE.com The United States Navy's first academic research ship to be named...