This Just In
May 20, 2013 04:23 PM ET // Irene Klotz
NASA hasn’t given up on resurrecting its planet-hunting Kepler space telescope, but it can’t be saved, scientists expect it already has accomplished its goal of finding a habitable, Earth-like planet.
May 20, 2013 02:47 PM ET // AFP
A former army helicopter pilot was on Monday named as the first 'home-grown' British astronaut to head to the International Space Station.
May 20, 2013 01:45 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
The Starship Congress will see some of the most forward-thinking scientists and engineers descend on Dallas, Texas -- now you can get involved with an interstellar Kickstarter campaign. Continue reading →
May 20, 2013 12:20 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
On March 17, a space rock the size of a basketball slammed into the lunar surface at a speed of 56,000 miles per hour, creating a new crater around 20 meters wide. Continue reading →
May 19, 2013 02:35 PM ET // AFP
A number of mice and eight gerbils sent into space in a Russian capsule perished during their journey, after a month-long mission touched back down on Earth.
May 17, 2013 06:45 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has recreated the world's tiniest droplets of a primordial state of matter that last existed moments after the Big Bang, some 13.82 billion years ago. Continue reading →
May 17, 2013 12:56 PM ET // Mark Thompson
Later this month, three planets will gather very close in the twilight sky -- make sure you don't miss this stunning conjunction!
May 17, 2013 11:41 AM ET // Mike Wall, Space.com
A big asteroid will cruise by Earth at the end of the month, making its closest approach to our planet for at least the next two centuries.
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