Pluto's Barnacled Beauty
Early images from New Horizons' encounter with Pluto reveal an extraordinary surface of strange mountains and varying deposits of light and dark material
"spacecraft"
La NASA elige a una roca como el próximo destino de sus astronautas
La polémica Misión de Redirección de Asteroide de la agencia espacial ya no busca reorientar un asteroide hacia la órbita lunar alta.
La misión Kepler descubre un casi gemelo de la Tierra que orbita una estrella similar al Sol
El planeta, Kepler-452b, es probablemente rocoso y orbita en la zona habitable de su estrella, donde podría existir agua líquida.
Fotos captadas por la nave Dawn revelan "pistas de hielo" en Ceres
Las manchas brillantes que aparecen en las últimas fotos de la misión de la NASA al planeta enano pueden ser agua helada, dicen los investigadores.
Juno llega a Júpiter
Después de lograr encender su motor –hazaña sobre la cual dependía su vida–, la segunda nave espacial en orbitar Júpiter se prepara para revolucionar nuestra visión del planeta gigante.
El plan de la NASA de visitar un asteroide carece de norte fijo
La principal misión para la próxima década del programa de vuelos espaciales humanos de Estados Unidos puede terminar antes de siquiera comenzar.
Mirror on the Cosmos: NASA's Next Big Telescope Takes Shape
After more than 20 years the giant mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope is finally complete
How Juno Will Peer Deep below Jupiter's Roiling Clouds
A microwave radiometer onboard the Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter could soon reveal where and how the giant planet formed
For Asteroid-Hunting Astronomers, Nathan Myhrvold Says the Sky Is Falling
The wealthy technologist claims some of the world’s top experts on Earth-threatening asteroids are guilty of bad science
Kepler 452 b: What It Would Be Like to Live on Earth's "Cousin"
NASA Ames researcher, former astronaut muse on the challenges and advantages of spending time on the high-gravity planet
SpaceX Faces the Hard Truth about Soft Landings—They’re Tough to Do
With two partially successful landing attempts of its Falcon 9 booster, the private company inches closer to its goal of making a fully reusable rocket
War in Space May Be Closer Than Ever
China, Russia and the U.S. are developing and testing controversial new capabilities to wage war in space despite their denial of such work
Kepler Mission Discovers a Near-Twin of Earth Orbiting Sunlike Star
The planet, Kepler 452 b, is likely rocky and orbits in its star’s habitable zone where liquid water can exist
New Horizons Delivers First Close-Up Glimpse of Pluto and Charon
High-resolution images of the icy worlds reveal towering mountains, yawning canyons and perhaps hints of a subsurface ocean
![10 Views of Earth from the Moon, Mars and Beyond [Slide Show]](/sciam/cache/file/CE2DFAB9-FF97-4ACD-921921C73F0ED256_small.jpg)
10 Views of Earth from the Moon, Mars and Beyond [Slide Show]
For more than 40 years, missions throughout the solar system have sent back stunning images of our home planet
![Comet-Chasing Rosetta Spacecraft Gets an Up-Close Look at Asteroid Lutetia [Slide Show]](/sciam/cache/file/23F9B8BF-07A7-48E4-ACC8D2AE589DB02F_small.jpg)
Comet-Chasing Rosetta Spacecraft Gets an Up-Close Look at Asteroid Lutetia [Slide Show]
The Rosetta spacecraft got a good look at the large, main-belt asteroid during a July flyby
![A Wet Run for a Dry Planet: NASA Tests Drilling Technology in the Desert with Mars Sample Return in Mind [Slide Show]](/sciam/cache/file/0B1C6838-2D04-4373-991FF42EE054138C_small.jpg)
A Wet Run for a Dry Planet: NASA Tests Drilling Technology in the Desert with Mars Sample Return in Mind [Slide Show]
Despite a gummed up drill bit and three days of very un-Martian precipitation, engineers pronounced the test a success--and learned to expect the unexpected, whether it be in the California outback or on Mars
![Solar Holler: Satellite Network Preps to Help Predict Stormy Space Weather [Slide Show]](/sciam/cache/file/5AB8C57D-0DA6-47CB-987FF98767775010_small.jpg)
Solar Holler: Satellite Network Preps to Help Predict Stormy Space Weather [Slide Show]
Scientists hope that real-time information about potential solar disturbances can be used to warn those relying on operations in the increasingly crowded low Earth orbit
![Affordable Orbital: Tiny Satellites Make for Democratic Access to Space [Slide Show]](/sciam/cache/file/E0DC8E1C-FADD-476D-96F86CF9430739A2_small.jpg)
Affordable Orbital: Tiny Satellites Make for Democratic Access to Space [Slide Show]
Low-cost spacecraft called CubeSats are helping bring open-source, DIY culture to spaceflight
![<i>Endeavour</i>'s Final Launch, in Pictures [Slide Show]](/sciam/cache/file/907C0E96-EA7B-4787-8C01336DF46ACD8B_small.jpg)
Endeavour's Final Launch, in Pictures [Slide Show]
Space shuttle Endeavour, the replacement for the doomed Challenger, set off on its final mission May 16
