Catch This Century's Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse on Saturday
The darkest part of Earth's shadow will fall across the lunar surface, producing a "blood moon"
Stories by Miriam Kramer
Watch the One-Year Space Station Mission Launch
The mission will help NASA understand how the body could handle a trip to Mars
Total Solar Eclipse Wows Northern Tip of Globe
The next March equinox eclipse won't occur for another 19 years
Jupiter's Moon Ganymede Has a Salty Ocean with More Water Than Earth
The ocean there is thought to extend to 10 times the depth of Earth's oceans
Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy Dies at 83
Nimoy, the original Spock, got involved in real space science with NASA
Strange Comet Discoveries Revealed by Rosetta Spacecraft
The European mission is helping scientists learn more about how comets evolved through time
Private Space Taxis on Track to Fly in 2017
Boeing and SpaceX are on track to start launching astronauts to the International Space Station
Astronauts Evacuate U.S. Side of 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
NASA Orion Space Capsule Back in Florida After Test Flight
The capsule, designed to bring humans farther into space than ever before, conducted its first unmanned test flight on Dec. 5
Timeline of Antares Rocket Explosion Is Pieced Together
Orbital Science's investigation of its rocket's catastrophic failure 15 seconds after launch last week is still underway
Virgin Galactic's Passenger Spacecraft Crash Kills Pilot
One pilot is dead, and one injured after SpaceShipTwo failed during a rocket-powered test flight over Mohave, Calif.
Perseid Meteor Shower Thrills Stargazers Despite Bright Moon
Photographers managed to capture images of shooting stars despite nearly full moon
Launch Aborted for Carbon Dioxide-Measuring Satellite
Mission controllers are uncertain as to what happened with the pad's water system, but might attempt the launch again on Wednesday
First Earth-Size Planet That Could Support Life Found
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
Tiny New Moon Discovered around Neptune
The newly discovered moon is the 14th in Neptune's orbit
NASA Investigating Mysterious Spacewalk-Ending Water Leak
A "lot of water" inside an astronaut's helmet cut a spacewalk short on Tuesday
2 Pluto Moons Get New Names (Sorry Star Trek Fans)
A poll to rename Pluto's moons throws out the most popular choice: a Star Trek inspired name
New Project Will Send Your Messages to Potential Exoplanets
The Lone Signal project is taking a different approach to discovering extraterrestrials: sending messages into deep space
China Launches Fifth Manned Mission into Orbit
A crew of three Chinese astronauts have entered space to practice orbital docking techniques and perform research
Asteroid to Fly within Moon's Orbit Tomorrow
A "garbage truck-size" but harmless asteroid will fly within the moon's orbit tomorrow