Space News

From night-shining clouds to stunning images of the Milky Way, don't miss these amazing objects to watch in the night sky.

From the true size of sun's atmosphere to a trio of huge black holes, don't miss these amazing space images of the week for June 28, 2014.

A test version of NASA's Orion deep space capsule has completed its most complex and last full flight-like parachute drop test on June 25 ahead of the maiden launch on the EFT-1 mission now slated for early December 2014...

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A special program at NASA headquarters, helped celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964....

NASA is looking to test a flying saucer that will be used to land in Mars off the coast of an island in Hawaii. The test has been delayed for weeks due to unfavorable weather conditions.

Regular readers know that one thing I do whenever I step outside is look up. Always. It's a habit, and a good one: I see a lot of cool stuff going on in the sky I'd otherwise miss. I recently ran an errand in town, and w...

Jupiter will end its brilliant year-long showing on Sunday evening (June 29) with a rendezvous with a young and slender crescent moon. Both objects will sit low on the horizon in the twilight sky.

Hawaii's Board of Land and Natural Resources has approved a sublease for a $1.3 billion telescope that would be one of the world's largest. But the approval is on hold until the board hears objections in a separate revie...

The twin telescopes at the W.M. Keck Observatory are the largest optical and infrared telescopes in the world. The telescopes are located atop Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano in Hawaii.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features: A balloon carrying a test vehicle for NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) is scheduled to lift off tomorrow.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features: What makes NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 unique? Here are five things, for starters.