The rare Transit of Venus will come to the United States Tuesday, as the second planet in the solar system will pass in front of the sun as it sets. The event occurs only once every century, so it's best to prepare ahead of time. Here's how.
Joseph Orovic
Jun 04, 2012
American military machines are endangered by phony components from China. No one has been hurt yet as a result, but solving the problem will be a herculean task.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 02, 2012
Four billion years from now, the Milky Way galaxy won't remain the same as we know it today. A major cosmic event is on its way, which will bring an unprecedented makeover to the home of our solar system.
Kukil Bora
Jun 01, 2012
The rise of private space companies and foreign space programs, combined with an interest in lunar mining, is likely to bring the issue of extraterrestrial property rights into focus in the next few decades.
Roxanne Palmer
May 31, 2012
Space Exploration Technologies' Dragon cargo ship started heading back to Earth from International Space Station on Thursday after the first test flight.
Aditi Mathur
May 31, 2012
The crew members aboard the International Space Station opened the hatch and floated inside the Space Exploration Technologies' Dragon capsule, the first privately owned spaceship to reach the orbital outpost, according to Nasa
Aditi Mathur
May 27, 2012
Private-sector initiatives in space made history Friday when SpaceX?s Dragon space capsule was grappled by and attached to the International Space Station.
David Zielenziger
May 25, 2012
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has become the first non-governmental agency to fly to the International Space Station and dock with orbiting laboratory.
Mike Obel
May 25, 2012
Marking the beginning of the second demonstration mission for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 3:44 a.m. EDT.
Kukil Bora
May 22, 2012
The California company's Falcon rocket, topped by an unmanned Dragon freight capsule, lifted off from its Florida pad at 03:44 EDT, after an aborted first attempt at the weekend.
Oliver Tree
May 22, 2012
A rare annular solar eclipse rested over Asia and parts of the Western United States, as the new moon passed between the sun and the earth. It was the first eclipse of its kind visible in the U.S. in almost 18 years, according to NASA. View the slideshow to see photos of the 2012 solar eclipse and ring of fire.
Joseph Orovic
May 21, 2012
Anticipation is rising in the Western United States as a solar eclipse is sweeping across the globe, having just come from Asia across the Pacific Ocean to North America.
Johnathan Davis
May 20, 2012
The spectacular ring of fire solar eclipse is set to take Sunday night, visible to the naked eye in only a few locations. For those who cannot witness the event, you can enjoy it here.
Johnathan Davis
May 20, 2012
A spectacular solar eclipse, dubbed the ring of fire, will be visible to people in certain parts of the world Sunday night and Monday morning -- depending on location -- but live broadcasts will make it available to anyone with an Internet connection.
Johnathan Davis
May 20, 2012
Private rocket company SpaceX was forced to abort the launch of its Dragon space capsule on Saturday because of an engine glitch in its Falcon 9 rocket.
Sreeja VN
May 19, 2012
NASA is challenging students, teachers, game developers and interested civilians to create web and mobile-based apps using data from the planetary data system.
Michael Nunez
May 14, 2012
Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, has announced a plan to offer space travel opportunities to civilians, in partnership with Bigelow Aerospace.
Jacey Fortin
May 11, 2012
The largest full moon of the year will be seen on May 5 when the moon reaches its Lunar Perigee, the period of time when it is closest to Earth.
Michael Billera
May 03, 2012
Brenda Salveson is one lucky mom -- a meteorite landed in her lap and now the Lotus, Calif., resident can expect to become $20,000 richer for her lucky find.
Howard Koplowitz
May 03, 2012
China pushes ahead with efforts to create a regional and global alternative to GPS.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 30, 2012
SpaceX is scheduled to launch the Dragon capsule into space on May 7. On April 30, you can watch the Falcon 9 rocket engine test live streaming online.
Jacey Fortin
Apr 30, 2012
A Soyuz space capsule carrying two Russians and an American landed safely in central Kazakhstan Friday.
Anila Alexander
Apr 27, 2012
