Earth

After a more than a week in orbit, the private space capsule Dragon is preparing to return to Earth from the International Space Station and cap off its historic mission with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Read More

In the final moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded destruction by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. Read More

Edge-on View of Near-Earth Asteroids New results from NASA's NEOWISE survey find that more potentially hazardous asteroids, or PHAs, are closely aligned with the plane of our solar system than previous models suggested. Read More

When I was about four years old and dinosaurs were my favorite thing in the world, I desperately wanted to change my name to Pachycephalosaurus Hartley. Read More

Budgetary pressures on science including planetary exploration are enormous. Read More

This magnificent image is a portrait of the Earth taken in one single shot. Read More

An enormous sunspot group has taken shape on the surface of the sun, hinting that our star may soon start spouting off some powerful storms. Read More