Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Teen-agers from around the country put lunar rover prototypes through their paces in the MoonBots challenge, a spin-off of the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize program
Hubble Space Telescope observations of the aftermath of a giant star explosion are offering a new glimpse into the events that follow the collapse of a massive dying star.
It will be bon appit in orbit for some lucky astronauts who will soon savor a space meal of short ribs dreamed up by a contestant on television's "Top Chef."
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: British physicist Stephen Hawking's latest book is already making waves with his observation that science can explain the universe's origin without invoking God.
A striking galaxy buzzing with energetic star formation takes center stage in a new photograph that showcases an unusual "superwind" of out-flowing gas, researchers say.
Collisions in space don't happen very often, but when they do the impact is long-lasting. A coalition of satellite traffic cops, however, aims to prevent these episodes from occurring at all.
NASA may appear to have its pick of thousands of known asteroids for a manned mission, but only two are good targets within the next 20 years.
NASA test-fired a new first-stage rocket motor in the Utah desert Tuesday for a rocket that is facing a shaky future.
The launch pad used by the first United States astronauts to enter orbit around Earth may soon be revived as an engineering classroom for a new generation of rocket builders, where laid off space shuttle technicians are the teachers.
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A strange set of Chinese satellite maneuvers has some experts worried, in large part because the Chinese haven't explained what's going on.
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: It's been a year since Saturn's equinox, but the pictures from that magical moment are still being processed and shared by Cassini orbiter's team.
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA says it's awarding about $475,000 to two of the pioneers of the suborbital spaceship business — Armadillo Aerospace and Masten Space Systems — for test flights that will approach the edge of outer space.
Astronaut Douglas H. Wheelcock just uploaded this stunning image of Hurricane Earl from space. He's aboard the International Space Station.
Kristian von Bengtson and Peter Madsen of Denmark don't have a death wish, or even a mid-life crisis. Yet they're the first to admit that their efforts to put themselves in space on home-built rockets certainly begs the question.
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: One of the wonderful things about "Wonders of the Solar System" is that the TV series shows off the wonders of Earth as well as the cosmos.
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The past month's big pictures from space include the European Space Agency's enigmatic view of a giant "Bootprint on Mars."
A fresh crater on Mars has revealed a hidden cache of frozen water in some of the latest photos from a powerful NASA spacecraft.