By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 09/02/2012 08:53 AM EDT on SPACE.com A Dutch company that aims to land humans on Mars in 2023 as the vanguard of a pe...

Why hasn't CNN asked if the $670.9 billion a year in defense spending is worth the price tag? They could play this game with nearly any government program but they chose to focus their question on the small amount spent on space science.

By: Tariq Malik Published: 07/13/2012 04:24 PM EDT on SPACE.com The dazzling rings of Saturn are taking center stage in amazing new pictures snapp...

The sun isn't going to start having health problems for another few billion years, but that didn't stop a team of scientists from giving it a stellar ...

By Evelyn Lamb Planetary formation may occur more quickly than previously thought.A team of researchers observed a young star surrounded by a circum...

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 06/23/2012 06:42 AM EDT on SPACE.com The interior of Mars holds vast reservoirs of water, with some spots apparentl...

By: Charles Q. Choi Published: 06/20/2012 01:08 PM EDT on SPACE.com A crater on the moon that is a prime target for human exploration may be tanta...

HONOLULU -- A team of Japanese astronomers using telescopes on Hawaii say they've seen the oldest galaxy, a discovery that's competing with other "ear...

Bored with talk about building a lunar colony? A Dutch startup that goes by the name Mars One says it will establish a colony on Mars by 2023, accordi...

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 05/31/2012 02:13 PM EDT on SPACE.com The vastness of space and the puzzling nature of the cosmic objects that occup...

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 05/30/2012 01:17 PM EDT on SPACE.com A meteorite that fell to Earth more than 40 years ago is helping scientists un...

By: Joe Rao Published: 05/27/2012 07:13 AM EDT on SPACE.com Monday evening will bring us a first quarter moon, offering U.S. skywatchers a chance ...

Incandescent. That's how NASA scientists described the sun in a new sun video released by the agency. The dazzling video features images of our sta...

By: Geoff Gaherty Published: 05/23/2012 04:04 PM EDT on SPACE.com Skywatchers, take note: Tonight (May 23) and tomorrow night will offer excellent...

By: Leonard David Published: 05/23/2012 01:14 PM EDT on SPACE.com Colorado’s mile-high altitude and welcoming attitude could bring a commercial ...

Space scientists at NASA have an eye on asteroid 2012 DA14. Why? The 45-meter-wide space rock is expected to come extremely close to Earth next year--...

Space scientists have found a little exoplanet with some big eccentricities. The planet, detected about 1,500 light years from Earth, orbits its s...

Even though NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has been orbiting the asteroid Vesta since mid-2011, the rocky world still yields surprises--from its complex geo...

BUFFALO, Texas -- The dark suit and tie Joe Gutheinz wore set him apart from other customers inside a Texas eatery where the usual attire is jeans and...

By: Charles Q. Choi Published: 05/09/2012 01:12 PM EDT on SPACE.com The intense energy and winds from gigantic black holes can block the birth of ...

Watching water droplets dance is cool, but watching water droplets rock out in space is even cooler. NASA astronaut Donald R. Pettit does just that...

LOS ANGELES -- A researcher has spotted lava flows shaped like coils of rope near the equator of Mars, the first time such geologic features have been...

By: Denise Chow Published: 04/26/2012 05:29 PM EDT on SPACE.com A star already known to host five alien planets may actually be home to a whopping...

By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 04/23/2012 03:04 PM EDT on LiveScience What seemed like evidence of prehistoric cosmic impact...

The zero-gravity environment inside the International Space Station gives astronauts ample opportunity to have a little fun--as seen in this new space...