September 21, 2015 NASA’s Pluto mission in pictures NASA made space history when its New Horizons spacecraft made its flyby of Pluto on July 14, 2015 after an epic journey of 3 billion miles -- which lasted more than 9 years -- to the dwarf planet.
May 21, 2015 The best of Hubble: NASA marks telescope's 25th anniversary On April 24, 1990, NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope. The telescope rocketed into space aboard the shuttle Discovery, and now after 25 years of giving people a glimpse at some of the farthest reaches of outer space, Hubble has been honored by NASA with a week-long celebration. Here are some of the best views of the cosmos captured by Hubble.
January 13, 2015 Mars rover sends amazing photos, 1st human voice from red planet NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has beamed home the first human voice ever sent from another planet, as well as some spectacular new images of its Martian environs.
January 13, 2015 Amateur astronomer maps Jupiter's moon Ganymede An amateur astronomer has created the first-ever homemade brightness map of Jupiter's huge moon Ganymede in a magnificent display of how non-pros can contribute to astronomy.
January 13, 2015 10 bizarre real-life alien worlds Pink planets and diamond rain? Take a look at the 10 strangest alien worlds in outer space.
January 13, 2015 Hubble telescope spots a 'space invader' For over 20 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has explored our universe 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, supplying heavenly images of the universe.
January 13, 2015 Are we alone? The interstellar search for alien life Scientists seeking extraterrestrial life elsewhere in the universe have made a series of startling discoveries in recent months: alien life might not be so remote after all.
January 13, 2015 Science predicts the far, far future: What does tomorrow hold? No one cannot predict the future. Unless you're an astrophysicist that is. Given our knowledge of mathematics, particle physics, geology and planetary science, leading minds can paint broad strokes. Will we (humans) survive? And what will happen to the universe?