This Is What It Looks Like Hovering Above An Asteroid
Now's your big chance to get up close and personal with Vesta, one of the largest asteroids in the solar…
This Company Wants To Send Robots Into Lunar Caves
Ever since (and most likely long before) the first tantalizing glimpses of a lunar lava tube and skylight were captured…
Absolutely Incredible Photo: Frog Launches With LADEE
Oh my! We're not sure to laugh or cry on this one (maybe both). This frog gives new meaning to…
Timelapse: Watch the MAVEN Spacecraft Being Built Before Your Eyes
Watch a year of incredibly detailed work in building the MAVEN spacecraft -- sped up to take just 10 minutes.…
Check Out Some of the Best Space Writing on Google+: Brian Koberlein
Brian Koberlein is a professor at Rochester Institute of Technology. When he's not teaching, though, he's communicating science and education…
Astronaut Does A ‘Moon’ Walk In The Sea. Better Yet, It’s Just One Of Many Recent Underwater Missions
The black-and-white tones of this photo evoke a famous Moon walk of 1969, but in reality it was taken in…
Space Station Expedition 36 Crew Returns to Earth Safely
The Expedition 36 crew from the International Space Station have landed safely, touching down in their Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft in…
Win a DVD/BluRay Combo Pack of “Star Trek Into Darkness”
After its theatre debut in May of this year, Star Trek Into Darkness has blasted its way to the small…
New Comet Discovered: Lovejoy Will Add to “Comet Lineup” in Winter Skies
Move over Comet ISON. You've got company. Australian amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy, discoverer of three previous comets, including the famous,…
Watch Live Webcast: Black Holes and Our Cosmic Evolution
How do supermassive black holes form, and what role do they play in shaping galaxies and galaxy clusters? On Wednesday,…