Space Exploration
Astronauts Brave Brief Ammonia Snowstorm As They Conclude Fix To Space Station
Toxic snowflakes in space were just one obstacle astronauts faced down today (Dec. 24) as they successfully replaced an ammonia…
Yutu Moon Rover Sets Sail for Breathtaking New Adventures
China’s 1st Moon rover ‘Yutu’ embarks on thrilling adventure marking humanity’s first lunar surface visit in nearly four decades. Yutu…
Can Astronauts Fix The Space Station In Two Spacewalks? Watch Live Tuesday To Find Out
Two astronauts are oh-so-close to fixing the International Space Station cooling system that shut down Dec. 11. NASA astronauts Mike…
New Video Celebrates Saturn And The Day The Earth Smiled
Just to demonstrate how far-reaching that Saturn snapshot of Earth this year was, the Skopje Astronomical Society (from Macedonia) made a…
Groovy! Martian Moon Shows Off Its Weird Stripes In New Video
After seeing Phobos imaged from the surface of the Red Planet by Mars Curiosity, now we're lucky to get a…
Cue The Aww: Astronaut Puts 3-Year-Old Son’s Drawing On A Quilt Piece
Kids' drawings are the best, as astronaut Karen Nyberg proudly shows in her latest mini-quilt piece. The astronaut -- who…
China’s 1st Lunar Lander snaps 1st landing site Panorama
Portion of 1st panorama around Chang’e-3 landing site after China’s Yutu rover drove onto the Moon’s surface on Dec. 15,…
Speedy Spacewalkers Ahead Of Pace As Next Repair Moved To Tuesday
The ghosts of spacewalks past did not haunt the quick-working pair of astronauts who began replacing a faulty ammonia pump…
Watch Live As Astronauts Fix The Space Station Saturday
There's a cooling problem on station, and two astronauts are ready to head outside to fix it. NASA astronauts Rick…
Stunning Chang’e-3 Lunar Landing Video gives Astronauts Eye View of Descent & Touchdown
This screen shot from one photo of many of the moons surface snapped by the on-board descent imaging camera of…