The Soyuz TMA-04M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on May 15, 2012. (Bill Ingalls / NASA via AFP - Getty Images)
Trio sent into orbit after weeks of delay due to testing of Soyuz capsule
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A runner makes his way along a trail on a butte in front of the "supermoon" over Papago Park in Phoenix on May 5. (Darryl Webb / Reuters)
The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrived Saturday night as our celestial neighbor passed closer to Earth than usual.
Continue reading Biggest, Brightest Full Moon of the Year Lights Up Saturday Night Sky.
A full moon rises behind the Empire State Building in New York in this view from Eagle Rock Reservation in West Orange, N.J., in this April 6, 2012 file photo. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrives Saturday night as our celestial neighbor passes closer to Earth than usual.
Continue reading "Supermoon" Arrives Tonight.
This image provided by NASA on Thursday, April 26, 2012 shows lava flows in the shape of coils located near the equatorial region of Mars. (AP Photo/NASA)
A researcher has spotted lava flows shaped like coils of rope near the equator of Mars, the first time such geologic features have been discovered outside of Earth.
Continue reading Lava Coils Spotted on Mars.
US space shuttle Discovery sitting atop NASA's 747 shuttle carrier aircraft flies over Washington monument in Washington, DC on April 17, 2012 as it arrives from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to be displayed at the National Air and Space museum near the US capital.
The space shuttle Discovery soared over the Washington Monument, the White House and the Capitol in a high-flying salute to the nation's capital Tuesday.
Continue reading Space Shuttle Discovery Takes Last Flight.
This Feb. 16, 2001 file photo provided by NASA, shows the International Space Station as it orbits the Earth. (AP Photo/NASA, FILE)
A discarded chunk of a Russian rocket missed the International Space Station early Saturday. However, it came close enough to force six astronauts to seek shelter in escape capsules.
Continue reading Astronauts Forced to Seek Shelter from Space Junk.
This artist rendering provided by the U.S. Air Force, shows the AEHF-1 satellite in orbit above the earth. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force)
Air Force ground controllers delicately rescued a $1.7 billion military communications satellite last year that had been stranded in the wrong orbit and at risk of blowing up - all possibly because a piece of cloth had been left in a critical fuel line during manufacture.
A century after the Titanic disaster, scientists have found an unexpected culprit for the sinking: the moon.
Continue reading Is the Moon Responsible for the Sinking of the Titanic?.
The largest solar storm in five years is racing toward Earth, threatening to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights.
Continue reading Earth In Path of Large Solar Storm that Could Disrupt Power.
This view highlights tectonic faults and craters on Saturn's moon, Dione, an icy world that has undoubtedly experienced geologic activity since its formation. It is based on images from the the Cassini spacecraft taken on Dec. 24, 2005. (NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute)
Continue reading Oxygen Found Around Saturn's Moon, Dione.
