Problems in the sky and on the ground are not necessarily signs that NASA is blundering again
Space
China’s First Moon Probe Makes Successful Landing
The rover ‘Yutu’ is expected to separate from the lander Sunday
Saturn’s Land of a Thousand Lakes
New images from the frozen moon Titan reveal a surprisingly Earth-like region
Bezos Loses Appeal Over NASA Launch Site
Officials rule against request over rights to dormant shuttle pad
International Space Station Suffers Mechanical Failure
NASA says cooling system is down and may require a space walk to fix
Lockheed Martin Supports Mars Colonization
Firm will produce study for private quest to put humans on the red planet by 2025
New Sign That Mars May Have Supported Life
The Curiosity rover has been poking around Mars for more than a year, and some new reports published in the journal Science suggest a lake found on Mars could have supported bacterial life.
The Year’s Most Beautiful Photos From Space
Cosmic photography is always breathtaking, so a full year’s worth of images provides plenty of choices. Here are some of 2013’s highlights.
Mars: New Clues to Life in ‘Lake Doughnut’
The evidence mounts for long-ago microbes in a vanished body of Martian water
New Take On an Ancient Mystery: How Earth Got its Moon
Lunar history has always been murky, and a new paper offers additional riddles