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China's now famous 'Yutu' moon rover has set sail for what promises to be breathtaking new adventures on Earth's nearest neighbor, after completing a final joint portrait session with the Chang'e-3 lander that safely dep...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features: NASA's carbon-hunting observatory has emerged from its space simulation chamber following a series of environmental tests to prepare it for launch next summer.

The International Space Station can be seen cruising in front of a crescent moon in this stunning night sky photo recently sent to SPACE.com.

When Spirit and Opportunity landed in 2004, I was with the science team in charge of a group of high-school students called the Red Rover Goes to Mars Student Astronauts. We're coming up on the 10th anniversary of the la...

Early risers will have an opportunity to see the moon move through the sky on Christmas Day and throughout the week.

Toxic snowflakes in space were just one obstacle astronauts faced down today (Dec. 24) as they successfully replaced an ammonia pump that will, if all goes to plan, put the space station back in full service in a few hou...

Annalee Newitz, Science editior, Science Fiction author and Editor-in-cheif of IO9 is offering one, free, autographed copy of her book Scatter, Adapt and Remember: How Humans will Survive a Mass Extinction. Now, I like p...

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have received a gift just in time for Christmas: a new pump module to repair their ailing cooling system and to restore the outpost to full power.

This festive space wallpaper taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope resembles a holiday wreath made of sparkling lights. The bright southern hemisphere star RS Puppis appears at the center of the image.

A closeup of Comet Lovejoy reveals a little known secret! Thanks to astrophotographer Lee Jennings for his holiday handiwork! Best wishes to all for a wonderful holiday season from all of us at Universe Today! Nancy Atki...

While other countries also launch foreign satellites, it is usually done as a purely commercial move by an independent company.

The winner came from Japan, the scene of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, which is the exact type of situation the Pentagon wants to see the robots able to handle.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features: Fifty years ago on this day, on Dec. 24, 1963, NASA's Deep Space Network came into being.

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Dr. Goddard observes a launch from his control shack.

This week's show looks back over ten years of exploration by Spirit and Opportunity. Writer A.J.S. Rayl recounts the challenges encountered early in the mission, and how an outstanding team triumphed.

Late this month, ESA's Mars Express will make the closest flyby yet of the Red Planet's largest moon Phobos, skimming past at only 45 km above its surface. The flyby on 29 December will be so close and fast that...

Before there was life as we know it, there were molecules. And after many seemingly unlikely steps these molecules underwent a magnificent transition: they became complex systems with the capability to reproduce, pass al...

Data from NASA's AIM spacecraft show that noctilucent clouds are like a great "geophysical light bulb." They turn on every year in late spring, reaching almost full intensity over a period of no more than 5 to 10 days.

NASA astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins took to the outside of the International Space Station for an urgent spacewalk on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) to fix a problem with the orbiting outpost's vital cooling syste...

China's now famous 'Yutu' moon rover has set sail for what promises to be breathtaking new adventures on Earth's nearest neighbor, after completing a final joint portrait session with the Chang'e-3 lander that safely dep...

Panicked with last minute preparations for the holidays? Gift wrap everywhere, desiccated pine needles covering your floor, and the in-laws due any minute? I have the perfect stress-reducer for you: Stop what you're doin...