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Astronomy and Science News
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A crew of astronauts venture to Jupiter's moon Europa in the new sci-fi thriller 'Europa Report.'
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An intrepid crew of astronauts explores Jupiter's most famed icy moon in "Europa Report." See photos from the 2013 science fiction film.
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A set of F-1 rocket engines from a Saturn V booster will soon go on display.
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Scientists are studying other rocky planets and moons to better understand Earth.
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Photographer Thomas Kast (facebook.com/salamapaja) imaged the aurora borealis from September 2012 to March 2013. Different shooting locations include the frozen Baltic Sea, Lapland and Oulu in Finland.
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The storms that gave rise to the Moore, Okla. tornado and others nearby were sighted from space.
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This stunning space wallpaper reveals Supernova 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Glittering stars and wisps of gas create a backdrop for the self-destruction of a massive star.
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A Vancouver company says it will re-start production of a guitar that was used by Chris Hadfield in space, prompting thousands of dollars in new orders. Powered by NewsLook.
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Such a tight three-planet grouping won't happen again until 2026.
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NASA engineers prepare a laser light sheet for a flow visualization test in a Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex wind tunnel.
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The NASA/NOAA GOES-13 satellite captured the midwest tornado outbreak. The time-lapse covers May 19th-20th, 2013. (Looped 3X)
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The galaxy NGC 4214 glows brightly in this photo captured by space photographer Jeffrey O. Johnson.
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An archivist rediscovered lunar samples brought back to Earth by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
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Astronauts, celebrities and the public honored the late Sally Ride with a tribute to her life and work.
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A large coronal mass ejection from the active sun could affect entire continents, scientists say.
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NASA Expedition 35 astronaut and flight engineer Chris Cassidy will speak live from the International Space Station with students at Talbot Innovation Middle School in Fall River, Mass., at 10:05 a.m. EDT, Thursday, May 23.
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NASA is looking for far-out ideas. NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program is seeking Phase II proposals for continuation of promising studies selected during the first phase of the visionary program.
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This image of the storm system that generated the F-4 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma was taken by NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard one of the Earth Observing System (EOS) satellites. The image was captured on May 20, 2013, at 19:40 UTC (2:40 p.m. CDT) as the tornado began its deadly swath. Image Credit: NASA/Goddard/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team
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Pad 39A hosted Apollo launches to the moon and space shuttle liftoffs over the years.
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Some space-obsessed prognosticators see a way to pay.
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Neil Armstrong's heartbeat readout and Apollo 11 flight control joystick are just not for sale.
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Scientists and former NASA officials will present on the challenges and motivations for manned Mars missions.
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The Mars Science Laboratory has completed its second drill into the surface of the Red Planet. The drilling target was nicknamed 'Cumberland'.
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Astronaut Tim Peake will be the first British astronaut in space for the United Kingdom in 20 years.
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The 1-ton robot pulled samples from deep within a Martian rock for the second time ever.
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