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Skydiver Felix Baumgartner would be the first person to break the sound barrier outside an aircraft.

Felix Baumgartner is set to dive out of a compressed capsule from over 120,000 feet. Becoming the first human to break the sound barrier in free fall and topping the altitude record are two of the goals.

See incredible photos of the planning involved in making a world-record breaking parachute jump.

Europe's Mars Express probe was launched in June 2003 and arrived at the Red Planet in December of that year.

The Mars Express probe detected strong evidence that there were large bodies of liquid water on ancient Mars.

Skywatching tips for observing the Twin Brothers constellation.

The galaxy is 10 billion light-years away and offers a glimpse into early star-forming galaxies.

Thousands of mini-galaxies have been predicted but never seen in what's called the missing satellites problem.

The politically charged comedian gives his appreciation for the space agency's research on the International Space Station that is helping to create vaccines to the some of the world's deadliest diseases.

The Sun unleashed a whipping filament hundreds of thousands of miles long on Sunday February 5th, starting around 1:45pm EST. The display was caught by the many different filtered camera's aboard NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

NASA has a critical need for commercially built spacecraft to fill the gap in human spaceflight.

A new study of soil on Mars could indicate that the planet's surface is too hostile to support life.

Colonies on the moon, fast-spinning stars and an astronaut playing an astronaut are just a few of several big stories in space for the week.

ContributorNetwork - NASA's space shuttle program is over. NASA does not have its own means of taking astronauts into space. Commercial spacecraft under development won't be ready for another four to five years. The Orion spacecraft is even more uncertain.

SPACE.com - A NASA probe on a five-year mission to Jupiter fired up its rocket thrusters this week to better aim itself at the largest planet in our solar system.

From a stunning image of our marbled earth to city lights from space, it's been a remarkable week for space photography.

SPACE.com - In 1931, the close approach of the asteroid Eros allowed professional astronomers to calculate its distance and make that era's most accurate measurement of the solar system. As the asteroid passes near Earth this week, amateur astronomers and students from around the world seek to recreate the historical experience.

NASA's Juno probe is the first solar-powered spacecraft to the outer solar system.

The close pass of the asteroid Eros this week allows astronomy buffs to measure the size of the solar system.