January 13, 2015 Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo makes history with 1st rocket-powered flight A private spaceship designed to carry space tourists made its first rocket-powered test flight Monday, reaching supersonic speeds as it paved the way toward commercial flights in the near future.
January 13, 2015 Nuclear fusion rocket could reach Mars in 30 days Nuclear fusion, the energy source that fuels the sun and other active stars, could one day propel rockets that allow humans to go to Mars and back in 30 days, researchers say.
January 13, 2015 Flash reported in East Coast sky consistent with meteor shower, NASA says Social media sites are buzzing with reports of a flash of light streaking across the sky along the U.S. East Coast.
January 13, 2015 3 astronauts return to Earth after 144-day mission to space station A Soyuz space capsule carrying an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts has landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan, returning the three men to Earth after a 144-day mission to the International Space Station.
January 13, 2015 Astronomers gearing up for possible 'comet of the century' Astronomers are already getting set for the arrival of Comet ISON, which may become one of the brightest comets ever seen when it cruises through the inner solar system this fall.
January 13, 2015 In pictures: ISON, 'comet of the century' no more? Comet ISON, which astronomers hoped would turn into "the comet of the century," flew past the sun over Thanksgiving -- and appears not to have survived the journey. Here, a look back at the comet's journey.
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 Best astronomy photos of the year named The results are in for the fifth annual search for Astronomy Photographer of the Year by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in New Zealand. More than 1,200 entries were submitted by photographers from all over the world, amateur and professional, in six different categories: Earth and Space, Deep Space, Our Solar System, Robotic Space, People and Space, The Sir Patrick Moore Prize For Best Newcomer and Young Astronomy Photographer. Here is a look at the out-of-this-world winners.
January 13, 2015 Curiosity's first year on Mars, in pictures NASA's Curiosity rover has spent a full year on Mars, driving more than a mile and firing more than 75,000 laser blasts -- and returning more than 190 gigabits of data and 36,700 images.
January 13, 2015 The sun as you've never seen it before Eruptions on the sun's surface can blast tons of plasma into space -- sometimes right at the Earth. Astonishing pictures show the giant flares and clouds of ionized gas erupting from the star.
