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There were some interesting developments involving comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) over the weekend. The View From the Far Side of the Sun ISON is being observed by many spacecraft. One of them is NASA's STEREO A, one of a pair o...

The Voyager mission may be the ultimate expression of our desire to explore, but why does that will exist in the first place? Why is it unique to humans?

This animation shows the timeline of over 37 000 scientific observations made by ESA's Herschel space observatory throughout its entire mission, condensed into less than a minute....

With the exception of international waters, unclaimed portions of Antarctica and a Hong Kong-sized parcel of land wedged between Egypt and Sudan, nearly every square inch of planet Earth has been... --

The Progress 53 cargo ship successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a mission to resupply the International Space Station.

Shaula, the 24th-brightest star, is a possible multiple-star system in the constellation Scorpius.

Life originated as a result of natural processes that exploited early Earth's raw materials. Scientific models of life's origins almost always look to minerals for such essential tasks as the synthesis of life's molecula...

The U.S. may not have plans to return astronauts to the moon anytime soon, but that doesn't mean other lifeforms won't grace the lunar surface. NASA is teaming up with students and private space companies to grow the fir...

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center: The mission, dubbed "VeSpR," will study Venus' atmosphere in UV light, to learn about the history of the planet's water.

An unmanned cargo-carrying spacecraft launched on its way toward the International Space Station today. The Progress 53 vessel will deliver tons of food, fuel and other supplies when it arrives at the orbiting lab on Fri...

A Progress resupply craft launched to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan on Nov. 25.

An electrical problem frustrated progress on the Curiosity mission this week, but the problem is now understood and the rover back to work.

NASA's Messenger spacecraft snapped new images of Comet ISON on Nov. 19 as the object sped by Mercury. Meanwhile, a phalanx of sun-studying probes will watch ISON's close encounter with the sun on Thursday (Nov. 28).

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics: When a star explodes as a supernova, it shines brightly for a few weeks or months before fading away.

Emissions of methane from fossil fuel extraction and refining activities in the United States are nearly five times higher than previous estimates, according to researchers at Harvard University and seven other instituti...

Scientists should take the conservative approach when searching for habitable zones where life-sustaining planets might exist, according to James Kasting, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences at Penn State, including when ...

The number of protons defines an element, but the number of neutrons can vary. We call these different flavors of an element isotopes, and use these isotopes to solve some challenging mysteries in physics and astronomy. ...

The ESA's Martian lander will bear the name of the Italian astronomer that once provided detailed maps of the Red Planet's surface. Meet the new Schiaparelli.

The Principal Investigator of NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission -- planned for launch in 2016 -- begins a new blogging adventure.

National parks and several public observatories have opportunities for the public to catch a view of Comet ISON as astronomers watch it plunge towards the sun.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center: Making the current NASA Operation IceBridge campaign - the first to ever operate directly from Antarctica - a reality took a year and a half of planning and coordination, finishing wit...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features: NASA's Mars rover Curiosity resumed full science operations on Saturday, Nov. 23.