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Smack! Booster Impact Site Found on Moon
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has finally spotted the impact of the Apollo 16 booster, more than 43 years after it happened.
NASA's Budget Gets a Boost
An unexpected omnibus spending package for fiscal year 2016 raises NASA's funding.
China Launches Dark Matter Probe
China's recently launched Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) takes the hunt for elusive dark matter to space.
LISA Pathfinder Heads to Space
An exciting new mission takes the hunt for gravitational waves into space.
Unique Scope Searches for Space Junk
NASA's new remote observatory located on a windswept island in the mid-Atlantic provides a critical capability for tracking space junk.
Where and When Will Rosetta Crash?
As ESA's comet orbiter enters its final year of operations, mission managers are deciding its fate.
Mystery Object to Reenter Earth's Atmosphere
WT1190F will burn up over the Indian Ocean on November 13th, giving researchers an unprecedented opportunity to follow its path — and figure out where it came from.
DSCOVRing Earth
An innovative Earth-observing satellite now shows near-daily views of our home planet online.
How to Spot the USAF’s ‘Mini-Shuttle’
Now is the time to track the secret space plane X-37/B on its OTV-4 mission.
Advanced LIGO On the Hunt
What exciting new discoveries await astronomers in the field of gravitational wave astronomy?
India Launches First Astronomy Satellite
AstroSat launched into orbit on September 28, 2015, and will soon start returning visible, ultraviolet, and X-ray images of the universe.
Clocking Water's Escape from Comet 67P
Thanks to the Rosetta spacecraft, researchers can follow the cycle of water escaping from the nucleus of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Views of Sunday’s Solar Eclipse from Space
Some of the most stunning views of Sunday's partial solar eclipse didn't come from Earth.
Amateurs Help Discover Rare Eclipsing Binary
A collaboration of amateur and professional astronomers has uncovered a rare variety of eclipsing binary star - and a supernova in the making.
Robotic Flyers: Future of Space Exploration?
Quadcopters, the four-propellered drones that have become a familiar sight in terrestrial skies, may be the next big thing in space exploration.
Shedding New Light on Near-Earth Asteroids
Students captured some amazing videos of near-Earth asteroids this past month, demonstrating a powerful tool for learning about some of our nearest celestial neighbors.
