Stories by Miriam Kramer

The darkest part of Earth's shadow will fall across the lunar surface, producing a "blood moon"

The mission will help NASA understand how the body could handle a trip to Mars 

The next March equinox eclipse won't occur for another 19 years

The ocean there is thought to extend to 10 times the depth of Earth's oceans

Nimoy, the original Spock, got involved in real space science with NASA

The European mission is helping scientists learn more about how comets evolved through time

Boeing and SpaceX are on track to start launching astronauts to the International Space Station

An alarm suggested a potentially toxic ammonia leak on the International Space Station early Wednesday, but it might have been a false one

The capsule, designed to bring humans farther into space than ever before, conducted its first unmanned test flight on Dec. 5

Orbital Science's investigation of its rocket's catastrophic failure 15 seconds after launch last week is still underway

One pilot is dead, and one injured after SpaceShipTwo failed during a rocket-powered test flight over Mohave, Calif.

Photographers managed to capture images of shooting stars despite nearly full moon

Mission controllers are uncertain as to what happened with the pad's water system, but might attempt the launch again on Wednesday

NASA's Kepler space telescope has identified a planet that is both similar in size to Earth and within the habitable zone of its sun

The newly discovered moon is the 14th in Neptune's orbit

A "lot of water" inside an astronaut's helmet cut a spacewalk short on Tuesday

A poll to rename Pluto's moons throws out the most popular choice: a Star Trek inspired name

The Lone Signal project is taking a different approach to discovering extraterrestrials: sending messages into deep space

A crew of three Chinese astronauts have entered space to practice orbital docking techniques and perform research

A "garbage truck-size" but harmless asteroid will fly within the moon's orbit tomorrow

One of two donated National Reconnaissance Office telescopes could help NASA explore space while easing budget woes, according to the American Astronomical Society

A meteor shower and a cosmic "ring of fire" will dominate the night sky this month

The Herschel Space Observatory has reached the end of its life after nearly four years mapping the "hidden universe"

In his address to the National Academy of Sciences on their 150th anniversary, Pres. Obama expressed his support for the sciences as a fundamental part of American life in today's world