May 2, 2016 NASA's Curiosity rover captures stunning Mars sunset NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has captured a stunning image of the sun setting on the red planet.
May 2, 2016 Century-old 'mini-supernova' captured in gorgeous NASA photo A stunning new photo shows the expanding celestial fireworks created by a stellar explosion that first lit up Earth's skies more than a century ago.
May 2, 2016 SpaceX tests astronaut escape system in unmanned Dragon launch SpaceX tested its escape system for astronauts Wednesday, launching an unmanned Dragon crew capsule from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
May 2, 2016 Amazing photo shows SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just before crash An amazing new photo shows the first stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket just before it hit the deck of a robotic ship in the Atlantic Ocean during a bold landing attempt last month.
May 2, 2016 Spectacular space photos capture solar filament eruption NASA has released stunning images of a solar filament bursting out of the sun. The “elongated solar filament,” extended almost half the sun's visible hemisphere, according to NASA, and erupted into space on April 28 and 29 in a large burst of bright plasma.
May 2, 2016 NASA’s Messenger spacecraft crashes into Mercury Messenger, NASA’s Mercury-orbiting spacecraft, reached the end of its historic 11-year mission Thursday when it crashed into the little planet closest to the sun.
May 2, 2016 NASA’s Messenger spacecraft will crash into Mercury Thursday Messenger, NASA’s Mercury-orbiting spacecraft, is nearing the end of its historic 11-year mission. The probe is going out with a bang on Thursday, adding a hefty crater to the little planet closest to the sun.
May 2, 2016 Space station crew: Russia's spinning supply ship total loss A Russian supply capsule that went into an uncontrollable spin after launch was declared a total loss Wednesday, but the astronauts at the International Space Station said they will get by without the delivery of fresh food, water, clothes and equipment.
May 2, 2016 Russian cargo ship suffers glitch after launching toward Space Station A robotic Russian cargo spaceship experienced a glitch shortly after launching toward the International Space Station Tuesday, delaying and potentially imperiling its arrival at the orbiting lab.
May 2, 2016 How studying Saturn moon Titan could unlock secrets of alien planets With nearly 2,000 confirmed planets now known beyond our solar system, astronomers are attempting to identify the atmospheresof these distant bodies to determine if they could possibly host life.
