Outer Space
The 'mesmerizing' view of Earth from an orbiting space station
Posted on November 14, 2011, at 11:29 AMA gorgeous new timelapse video lets you virtually soar above our planet, gazing at the shimmering cities and violent storms miles below
The White House vs. UFO believers
Posted on November 8, 2011, at 1:41 PMMore than 17,000 Americans demand that Team Obama tell the nation exactly what it knows about aliens — and the administration obliges
The giant asteroid that's zipping unnervingly close to Earth
Posted on November 3, 2011, at 2:35 PMA space rock the size of an aircraft carrier will zoom by our planet on Tuesday — our closest brush with astronomical catastrophe in decades
Emergency call: The man who mistook the moon for a UFO
Posted on October 27, 2011, at 3:06 PMA patient operator calms a confused Briton who reports an "enormous light blazing" in the sky above his house
The 'terrified' grandma busted by NASA for selling a moon rock
Posted on October 25, 2011, at 1:33 PMDid NASA officials go too far by setting up a sting operation for a 74-year-old widow trying to sell a tiny speck of lunar material?
Is the Milky Way a galaxy killer?
Posted on October 24, 2011, at 3:51 PMScientists once theorized that we have 500 galactic neighbors — but it turns out that, once the Milky Way wreaked its havoc, only 20 survived
The 'self-made' billionaire who wants to mine the moon
Posted on October 21, 2011, at 6:00 AMA tech entrepreneur wants to use his vast fortune to set up his next enterprise — out in space
Did a massive comet almost wipe out humans in 1883?
Posted on October 18, 2011, at 11:26 AMNew research suggests that a giant celestial missile, much like the one that killed off dinosaurs, nearly did the same to humans a century ago
Cleaning up the trash in space
Posted on October 14, 2011, at 10:40 AMThe Earth is surrounded by an ever-growing cloud of space junk. Is it too late to take out the extraterrestrial trash?
The 'incredible' Mars video: A three-year journey in 3 minutes
Posted on October 13, 2011, at 1:23 PMA new time-lapse video answers a compelling question: What's it like to drive on Mars?
China's first space station: What it means for America
Posted on September 30, 2011, at 5:13 PMJust two months after NASA ends its aging shuttle program, the emerging Asian superpower celebrates a historic space mission
The 'stunning' view of the Southern Lights from space
Posted on September 23, 2011, at 7:00 AMMany people have been lucky enough to see an aurora from Earth, but how many have seen one from space?
NASA's new $1.6 billion 'space taxi' plan
Posted on September 22, 2011, at 11:30 AMWith the space shuttle program retired, U.S. astronauts will turn to private industry to hitch a ride into space
The 'stunning' video tour of Earth — from space
Posted on September 19, 2011, at 11:18 AMA science teacher compiles a one-minute video that takes spellbound viewers on a virtual spin around the planet
Found: A real-life Star Wars planet
Posted on September 16, 2011, at 2:13 PMAstronomers are thrilled by the discovery of a planet that orbits two suns — just like bleak Tatooine that Luke Skywalker calls home
NASA's new 'monster' rocket: Gamechanger or boondoggle?
Posted on September 15, 2011, at 3:03 PMA powerful new "megarocket" will cost billions, and will take NASA, well... no one knows where
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