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Not only did NASA purposely crash a Marine helicopter today, but they also stuffed 15 crash test dummies inside for a group "crash" party and filmed the event from every angle imaginable. The crash test took place at the...

Take a look at this stunning new close-up of M33, the Triangulum Galaxy by one of our favorite astrophotographers, John Chumack. "The thing that amazes me about M33 other than it being our neighbor and a beautiful spiral...

The much-anticipated Comet ISON will swing through the inner solar system in late 2013 as scientists watch. See SPACE.com's latest news, photos, videos and ways to observe Comet ISON as it swings by Earth and the sun.

The Lunar Laser Space Terminal (LLST) will fly aboard NASA's LADEE mission. If all goes well, it will be communicating with the Lunar Laser Ground Terminal (LLGT) in White Sands, NM at a blazing hot 622 megabits per seco...

A Delta 4-Heavy rocket lifted off the pad at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1:52 p.m. EDT (1752 GMT) Wednesday, carrying a classified payload to a polar orbit for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).

The world's largest ice sheet, the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, may be more susceptible to climate warming than originally thought, with declassified spy satellite data showing that the glaciers wax and wane with change in ...

United Launch Alliance is set to launch the NROL-65 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office on a Delta 4 Heavy rocket on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Launch is planned for 10:52 a.m. P...

NASA satellites in orbit high above the surface of the Earth have caught sight of a huge wildfire burning in California.

A collision or "near miss" caused melting in the Chelyabinsk meteor before it slammed into Earth's atmosphere this February, causing damage and injuries to hundreds in the remote Russian region. A new study, presented at...

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is one of the solar system's most fascinating destinations. It's the second biggest moon in the solar system and the only one known to possess a thick atmosphere. The Cassini-Huygens mission...

The International Sun-Earth Explorer C shown during testing and evaluation in preparation for its mission in space.

Igniting its three main engines in a staggered sequence for the first time, a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket for U.S. national security is scheduled for liftoff from California today (Aug. 28).

The spectacular swirling arms and central bar of the Sculptor galaxy are revealed in this space wallpaper from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

If you want a picture of how you'll look in 30 years, youngsters are told, look at your parents. The same principle is true of astronomy, where scientists compare similar stars in different age groups to see how they pro...

Astronomers have found a twin star to Earth's own sun, only much older. The rare star is the oldest known "solar twin," and offers a peek at what Earth's star will look like in 4 billion years.

Determining weather patterns in exoplanet atmospheres - hundreds to thousands of light years away - is extremely difficult. However, given that it may be one of our best ways to truly characterize these alien words, it's...

The third of the seven primary mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope was cast Saturday at the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory Mirror Lab. The 20-ton mirror was formed by melting chunks of borosilicate glas...

Scientists are gearing up for NASA's next spacecraft headed to Mars, an orbiter equipped to probe the Martian upper atmosphere for clues on how the that atmosphere has thinned and how the planet's climate has evolved.

A private Mars colonization effort has fallen short of its expected number of astronaut applications but still aims to put boots on the Red Planet in 2023. With a few days left in the application process, Mars One has re...

The European Space Agency coordinates space activities among 20 member states.

After a two-year hiatus, the infamous Mars Hoax has once again reared its head. The hoax, which states that Mars looks as big as the full moon on Aug. 27, began in 2004 and still lives on. Now it's spread to Facebook and...

Red dwarf stars, which weigh between 10 and 50 percent as much as our sun, are the most common stars in our galaxy. Previous studies have suggested that planets around such stars may be too dry for life, but new research...