Solar ‘ring of fire’ eclipse coming this Thursday and Friday

"Ring of fire" means different things to different people depending on whether they love Johnny Cash or buy Preparation H, but to solar astronomers, it means an annular eclipse.

Watch now: NASA livestreaming a six-hour spacewalk from the International Space Station

I'm still pretty amazed that, as I go about my mundane daily routine, there will be two men performing a spacewalk from a football field-sized space station, which is getting livestreamed via Ustream today.

NASA proves 3D printing is headed to the stars

3D-printed space technology is no longer science fiction, as NASA and other space companies are making it a reality.

Crowdfunded NASA PSA video will play before ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’

We might be unsuccessful at getting congress to double NASA's funding to a full cent on every taxed dollar, but look out when someone starts a crowdfunding campaign.

NASA’s 2014 budget may include $100M to capture an asteroid

Within NASA's budget for the following year is a request for $100 million for a project that's never been attempted before -- at least that we know of by humans anyways.

Thar she blows: Mars rover Curiosity sees yet more evidence of water

Using a neutron gun and an infrared imaging camera, researchers found signs of hydration: water molecules bound to minerals in Martian rock.

Mars Curiosity rover hammers rock that NASA suspects was once exposed to water

The Mars Curiosity rover got one step closer to drilling into the Martian surface this weekend in its search for evidence of microbial life on Mars.

NASA to Facebook, Twitter, Google+: who wants to chat to astronauts on the International Space Station?

NASA is extending a super-cool opportunity to 150 social media followers to chat live with International Space Station astronauts Kevin Ford, Tom Marshburn, and Chris Hadfield.

NASA to beam Super Bowl game to International Space Station crew

The Super Bowl is the biggest football game of the year, and an event that's watched the world over -- and now, even beyond.

‘Jobs’ and ‘Woz’ to visit MacWorld 2013, along with will.i.am and NASA’s Curiosity team

Steve Jobs can't be at MacWorld this year. But Ashton Kutcher, who plays Steve in the upcoming film JOBS, will be. And so will his co-star, Josh Gad, who plays the other half of the dynamic duo that founded Apple in 1976, Steve Wozniak.

Check out NASA’s new inflatable space station extension BEAM (video)

Remember that inflatable extension to the International Space Station that NASA announced earlier in the week? Well, the space agency has finally revealed some photos as well as a demonstration of how it will connect to the space station itself.

NASA spending $17.8M on an inflatable space station expansion

When the word "inflatable" comes to mind, I don't I'm alone in immediately thinking about toys and devices that allow you to float while in water. NASA's latest contract with Bigelow Aerospace has me rethinking that assessment.

NASA & Foursquare team up on new badge for checking in at science centers

Foursquare users with a love for space and science are being rewarded today with a brand new badge from NASA, the space agency announced today.

You’ve never seen Saturn like this before

For only the second time, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured a view of perhaps the solar system's second-most-beautiful planet from "behind" ... from opposite the sun.

Talk to NASA about fictional planets, the end of the world, and maybe what they found on Mars

The top of discussion is the 2012 rumors that are proliferating across the internet. According to the organizers, however, December 21 will not, in fact, mark the end of the world.

U.K. says the space program is a good investment (pay attention America!)

It's been a really good week for space programs across the world.