NASA ready to resume shuttle mission preparations
Posted: Thu, Aug 1 11:25 PM ET (0325 GMT)
NASA is expected to announce a revised shuttle launch schedule on Friday after determining the best way to fix cracks found in shuttle fuel lines....

Astronomers discover web of gas and dark matter
Posted: Thu, Aug 1 8:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
Several groups of astronomers have discovered a massive network of filaments of gas that may also be home to much of the dark matter believed...

News briefs: July 31
Posted: Thu, Aug 1 7:45 AM ET (1145 GMT)
Contrary to previous reports, Boeing is not investing in antigravity research, SPACE.com reported Wednesday. A Boeing spokesperson told SPACE.com that the original report,...

News briefs: July 30
Posted: Wed, Jul 31 8:15 AM ET (1215 GMT)
An X-Prize contender has successfully completed its first engine test. The Canadian Arrow team tested a prototype of part of its liquid propellant engine,...

Business briefs: July 30
Posted: Wed, Jul 31 8:02 AM ET (1202 GMT)
Standard and Poors announced Tuesday that it has cut its rating on Orbital Sciences Corporation because of debt concerns. S&P lowered its credit rating...

News briefs: July 29
Posted: Tue, Jul 30 7:53 AM ET (1153 GMT)
A division of Boeing is funding research into antigravity, the BBC reported Monday. The BBC, citing an article in Jane's Defence Weekly, said that...

New observations rule out 2019 asteroid impact
Posted: Mon, Jul 29 10:09 AM ET (1409 GMT)
New observations of a near-Earth asteroid have ruled out any chance that the object will collide with Earth in 2019, as had been reported...

News briefs: July 27-28
Posted: Mon, Jul 29 8:01 AM ET (1201 GMT)
Congressman Dave Weldon (R-FL) is critical of a provision in the Senate version of NASA's budget with the potential to move launches from...

News briefs: July 26
Posted: Sat, Jul 27 11:27 AM ET (1527 GMT)
The inaugural launch of the Atlas has been delayed again, this time because of spacecraft problems. International Launch Services announced late Friday that the August...

NASA approaching resolution of shuttle problem
Posted: Fri, Jul 26 9:14 PM ET (0114 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers said Friday they have found a way to fix the cracks found in fuel lines in all four orbiters, one that would...