Samantha StainburnJanuary 25, 2013 20:50

"Opportunity is still in very good health, especially considering what it's gone through," John Callas, manager of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover project, told ABC News.

Cosmic radiation accelerates Alzheimer's: study

Samantha StainburnJanuary 1, 2013 15:33

"This study shows for the first time that exposure to radiation levels equivalent to a mission to Mars could produce cognitive problems and speed up changes in the brain that are associated with Alzheimer's disease," study author Kerry O'Banion, a neuroscientist at the University of Rochester Medical Center, said in a statement, according to Space.com.

Russia to increase space program budget to nearly $70B for 2013-2020

Samantha StainburnDecember 30, 2012 19:34

"The program will enable our country to effectively participate in forward-looking projects, such as the International Space Station (ISS), the study of the Moon, Mars and other celestial bodies in the solar system," Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said, according to Reuters.

‘Earth twin’ likely to be discovered in 2013, scientists say

Samantha StainburnDecember 29, 2012 16:49

Planet hunters believe that we will find an ‘alien Earth’ in 2013, Space.com reported. "The first planet with a measured size, orbit and incident stellar flux that is suitable for life is likely to be announced in 2013," Geoff Marcy, a University of California, Berkeley-based member of the team of scientists who work with NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, told Space.com.

Jennifer MattsonDecember 28, 2012 16:09

Kate Winslet going into space on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic flight

Actress Kate Winslet will be going into space on a Virgin Galactic flight. Sir Richard Branson bought her the trip as a wedding present.

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British actress Kate Winslet with husband Ned Rocknroll after attending the 2,000-metre Longines Hong Kong Cup race at the Hong Kong International Races at the Shatin racecourse in Hong Kong on December 9, 2012. (ANTONY DICKSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Actress Kate Winslet will be going into space on a Virgin Galactic flight. Sir Richard Branson bought her the trip as a wedding present.

NASA to launch another Mars rover in 2020

Samantha StainburnDecember 4, 2012 18:48

The new rover is the seventh Mars exploration mission in the planning or operational stages at NASA, Pasadena Now reported.

One giant leap for Europe?

Barry NeildNovember 22, 2012 07:00

LONDON — In space no one can hear you scream. But they may be able to hear you moan about debt crises and squabble over how to keep your astronautical ambitions from crashing back down to Earth. That’s what members of the European Space Agency were doing when they gathered in Naples this week to decide how to spend a $13 billion, three-year budget provided by countries whose cash-strapped citizens are more likely to be contemplating the gutter than the stars.

Opportunity rover: 9 years on Mars

Cosmic radiation accelerates Alzheimer's: study

Russia to increase space program budget to nearly $70B for 2013-2020

‘Earth twin’ likely to be discovered in 2013, scientists say

Kate Winslet going into space on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic flight

NASA to launch another Mars rover in 2020

One giant leap for Europe?

Felix Baumgartner breaks sound barrier, YouTube live video record (VIDEO)

Space shuttle Endeavour buzzes California

President Obama, Buzz Aldrin pay tribute to Neil Armstrong, dead at 82