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January 13, 2015

Mars rover Curiosity begins 1st long Martian drive

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has left its landing site, embarking upon a weeks-long Martian road trip toward its first major science target, mission officials announced Wednesday.

January 13, 2015

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo makes history with 1st rocket-powered flight

A private spaceship designed to carry space tourists made its first rocket-powered test flight Monday, reaching supersonic speeds as it paved the way toward commercial flights in the near future.

January 13, 2015

3 astronauts return to Earth after 144-day mission to space station

A Soyuz space capsule carrying an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts has landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan, returning the three men to Earth after a 144-day mission to the International Space Station.

January 13, 2015

10 bizarre real-life alien worlds

Pink planets and diamond rain? Take a look at the 10 strangest alien worlds in outer space.

January 13, 2015

Space history: Apollo era astronaut 'onesie,' Neil Armstrong's EKG at auction

A new auction is set to begin of space- and aviation-related autographs, covers, photos, patches, hardware, correspondence, reports, and many types of flown personal mementos from the collections of astronauts themselves. Read more

January 13, 2015

Apollo 13: Life with the Lovells during NASA's 'finest hour'

On the anniversary of the April day in 1970 when Apollo 13′s three-man crew — commander Jim Lovell and pilots Jack Swigert and Fred Haise — returned safely to Earth, LIFE.com commemorates the mission with a series of intimate, stirring photos made at the Lovells’ Texas home in the very midst of the crisis. See all the pictures at LIFE.com.

January 8, 2015

Mars rover Curiosity makes first test drive

Scientists prepared to send Curiosity on its first test drive Wednesday over the billion-year-old rocks of Mars and said a busted wind sensor wouldn't jeopardize its mission of determining whether life could exist there.

January 8, 2015

Watch Mars rover Curiosity landing in glorious, high definition

Viewers can now relive the drama of the Curiosity rover's landing on Mars with a new NASA video detailing the final moments of touchdown.

January 8, 2015

Iran says US drone that came under fire was in Iranian airspace

Iran's defense minister said Friday that a U.S. drone violated Iranian airspace a week ago when Pentagon says the pilotless aircraft came under fire. The U.S. maintains the drone was over intern...