Chris Hadfield, Tom Mashburn return to Earth Chris Hadfield, Tom Mashburn return to Earth
Hadfield and the ISS crew return to Earth.
NASA spots humongous explosion on Sun; Strongest X-class flare of 2013 NASA spots humongous explosion on Sun; Strongest X-class flare of 2013
The space agency says that the flare was classified as an X1.7.
NASA: International Space Station leak is sealed NASA: International Space Station leak is sealed
The leak is sealed for now.
Does NASA have plans to farm on Mars?
Does NASA have plans to farm on Mars?
NASA considers farming on Mars.
 
Sun unleashes a series of massive flares
Sun unleashes a series of massive flares
More flares to come?
 
NASA: International Space Station leak is sealed
NASA: International Space Station leak is sealed
The leak is sealed for now.
 
Water on Earth, Moon may have same source
Water on Earth, Moon may have same source
Water may have its origins on the moon.
 
Applications for one-way trip to Mars hits 78,000
Applications for one-way trip to Mars hits 78,000
A lot of applicants for a mission to Mars.
 
Hubble discovers 'retired' stars 'polluted' with Earth-like planetary debris
Hubble discovers 'retired' stars 'polluted' with Earth-like planetary debris
According to Jay Farihi of the University of Cambridge, astronomers may have discovered chemical evidence for the building blocks of rocky planets.
 
'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse set to wow skywatchers; Russian satellite to capture stunning photos
'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse set to wow skywatchers; Russian satellite to capture stunning photos
A solar eclipse takes place when the moon aligns between the Earth and the sun, obstructing the sun's light and throwing a shadow on our planet.
 
Astronomers spot 'shockingly bright' star explosion, begin search for emerging supernova
Astronomers spot 'shockingly bright' star explosion, begin search for emerging supernova
astronomers are now looking for an emerging supernova, which accompanies most GRBs this close to Earth.
 
Auction house offers bidders Neil Armstrong's EKG heartbeat
Auction house offers bidders Neil Armstrong's EKG heartbeat
A New Hampshire auction house will auction off Armstrong, Aldrin's heartbeat.
 
EXCLUSIVE: Astronomer: habitable planets may be 'very different from Earth'
EXCLUSIVE: Astronomer: habitable planets may be 'very different from Earth'
Astronomers may need to look at weirder planets to find habitable worlds.
 
Student discovers how to tell time on Saturn
Student discovers how to tell time on Saturn
What time is it on Saturn? A student's discovery may have an answer to that question.
 
Astronomers discover the secret behind Saturn's youthful appearance
Astronomers discover the secret behind Saturn's youthful appearance
Researchers learned that layers of gas, produced by physical instability deep within the large planet, keep heat from escaping and have prevented Saturn from becoming darker and cooler at the expected rate.
 
Mars rover's penis 'graffiti' goes viral
Mars rover's penis 'graffiti' goes viral
Comedian Stephen Colbert called the Mars photo NASA's "giant graffiti peenie."
 
Astronomers: 'Green' galaxy turns gas into stars with almost 100 percent efficiency
Astronomers: 'Green' galaxy turns gas into stars with almost 100 percent efficiency
Astronomers say this galaxy is in an extremely short-lived phase of evolution.
 
NASA records biggest explosion in history as meteoroid impacts moon [VIDEO]
The moon is struck by an asteroid.
 
Researchers: Fierce winds on Uranus, Neptune confined to a thin atmospheric layer
Researchers used a method, base on a novel technique for examining the gravitational field of the planets, to figure out an upper limit for the thickness of the atmospheric layer.
 
Chris Hadfield, Tom Mashburn return to Earth
Hadfield and the ISS crew return to Earth.
 
NASA spots humongous explosion on Sun; Strongest X-class flare of 2013
The space agency says that the flare was classified as an X1.7.
 
Hydrogen clouds lurk among Milky Way's neighbors
The cluster of hydrogen clouds probably condensed out of a larger and unfound reservoir of gas.
 
Supermassive black hole feasts on hot gas for dinner
“Our Galaxy’s black hole may be cooking its dinner right in front of Herschel’s eyes."
 
Astronomer's call to search for intelligent life beyond 'alien Earths' ignites debate
An astronomer's remarks set off a debate.
 
Anarchy in space: Astronomers see turbulent region of star formation
The dark patches in the photo represent the regions where the dust is so dense that it blocks the light behind it.
 
NASA's Fermi spacecraft dodged a 1.5-ton Russian bullet
Fermi orbits Earth every 95 minutes, capturing gamma rays from differing sources across the universe.
 
Herschel captures images of Horsehead Nebula that show how stars came to be
Herschel provides a stunning view of the Horsehead Nebula.
 
Astronomers discover 'most prolific star factory in the Universe,' churning out 3000 Suns
HFLS3 is evidence that extremely intense bursts of star formation were present only 880 million years after the Big Bang.
 
Chandra offers stunning X-ray view of a thousand-year-old cosmic tapestry
According to astronomers, SN 1006 is situated approximately 7,000 light years from Earth.
 
Astronomy group: If you paid to name a planet, you got scammed
Making money off of people's interest in space is nothing new.
 
Astronomers discover first ever 'retired' star
The "retired" star has a bit more mass than our own Sun at 1.5 solar masses, is approximately 2.5 billion years old and is located about 100 light years from Earth.
 
International Space Station set for 'spooky' quantum entanglement experiment
ISS may be the site of a quantum entanglement experiment.
 
Researchers watch black hole wake up, eat a 'super Jupiter'
This event is expected to help astronomers understand what takes place when different types of space objects come into contact with black holes of differing sizes.
 
Researchers reveal new insights on how spiral galaxies get their arms
Researchers are using powerful new computer simulations to seek the answer to this question and many others.
 
Astronomers capture image of 'Tatooine' planet
Star Wars fans rejoice.
 
Green meteorite may have rare cosmic origins
A space rock from Mercury? It's the first one ever discovered, according to astronomers.
 
NASA: Saturn's moons and rings are 'vintage' goods
The planet's moon and rings date back more than 4 billion years.
 
Astronomers discover new class of supernova
A Type Iax supernova is a lot less "energetic" than Type Ia.
 
Newly discovered moons of Pluto could end billion-dollar mission
Pluto may be a problem for NASA.
 
Comet, not asteroid, may have killed off dinosaurs, according to study
What killed the dinosaurs? Seems it was a comet, not an asteroid, according to a newly published study.
 
NASA spots lunar graves of twin GRAIL spacecraft
The LRO's observation give astronomers new information on how volatile material is moved around the moon.
 
NASA sees leaping lunar dust
A team of astronomers contends that this motion should be easily observed during dusk and dawn
 
Study: Massive galaxies produced stars soon after Big Bang
Galaxies began producing stars far earlier than previously suspected.
 
Giant planet discovery may increase chances of discovering life
A giant planet could provide insight on how our solar system came to be.
 
NASA: Pluto may have 10 undiscovered moons
Astronomers may have found more moons around Pluto.
 
3D image reveals ancient mega-flood on Mars
Researchers combed through data from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's Shallow Radar to learn more about the Marte Vallis channel system.
 
Astronomers measure distance to nearest galaxy
Astronomers determined that the LMC lies 163,000 light-years away.
 
Massive solar flare heads towards Mars; NASA prepares rover for wild ride
NASA prepares for a massive CME.
 
Cassini spies Venus through Saturn's rings, says NASA
Venus' atmosphere consists primarily of carbon dioxide with clouds of sulfuric acid.
 
Astronomers spot supermassive black hole spinning near the speed of light
Astronomers measure the rate of spin of a black hole.
 
White dwarfs could be key to the discovery of extraterrestrial life
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope "offers the best hope of finding an inhabited planet in the near future."
 
Millionaire space tourist planning 'historic journey' to Mars in 2018
Tito's organization will hold a press conference on the 2018 Mars trip next Wednesday.