Astronauts Photograph Rare High-Altitude Clouds
Updated: 2010-02-25 00:24:17
Striking and polar mesospheric clouds, also known as noctilucent clouds, were photographed recently by space station astronauts.
Saturn Moon Riddled with Gushing Geysers, New Images Reveal
Updated: 2010-02-25 00:24:17A bonanza of geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus are revealed in new images taken aboard the Cassini spacecraft.NASA Chief Overhauls Space Agency
Updated: 2010-02-25 00:24:17NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has reorganized the structure of America's space agency, he announced in a memo to senior agency officials.NASA Prepares Shuttle Discovery for April Launch
Updated: 2010-02-25 00:24:17NASA moved space shuttle Discovery a step closer to its planned April 5 launch on Monday.This Week in Space: What's Next for NASA?
Updated: 2010-02-25 00:24:17
The space shuttle program gets closer and some are surprised the Orion capsule did not survive the cut.Space Junk Mess Getting Messier in Orbit
Updated: 2010-02-25 00:24:17The already untidy mass of orbital debris littering low-Earth orbit nearly got nastier last month when collision was averted between Chinese and European objects. But the space junk mess will get even messier without action, experts say.Planet Unwinds in 'Death March'
Updated: 2010-02-25 00:24:17The gravity of an alien star is causing planet WASP-12b to unwind.Search for Water on Other Planets Takes Giant Leap Forward
Updated: 2010-02-25 00:24:17A new technique is being developed to detect water in the protoplanetary disks of other solar systems. If successful, it would help in our understanding of how habitable planets form.
Trace the Ecliptic Across the Sky
Updated: 2010-02-25 00:24:17A full moon flooding the sky with light is an opportunity to identify the ecliptic, the path of the planets.Alien Star Clusters Fill Our Galaxy
Updated: 2010-02-25 00:24:17Many of the Milky Way's globular star clusters may actually come from other galaxies, a new study suggests.