H-2A launch may be delayed again
Posted: Mon, Aug 20 10:58 AM ET (1458 GMT)
A faulty valve may delay Saturday's inaugural launch of Japan's H-2A booster, according to a report published Monday. AFP reported that an...

UK opens bidding for near Earth objects center
Posted: Mon, Aug 20 10:49 AM ET (1449 GMT)
The British National Space Centre (BNSC) announced Monday it is accepting bids to host a national center to educate the public on the hazards of...

Astronauts finish second spacewalk
Posted: Sun, Aug 19 9:47 AM ET (1347 GMT)
Two shuttle astronauts completed the second of two spacewalks outside the International Space Station Saturday. Astronauts Pat Forrester and Dan Berry worked outside ISS for...

New ISS commander takes over, second spacewalk set
Posted: Sat, Aug 18 1:37 PM ET (1737 GMT)
Astronaut Frank Culbertson officially took command of the International Space Station on Friday during a change-of-command ceremony on the station. Expedition Two commander...

Astronauts complete spacewalk
Posted: Fri, Aug 17 11:06 AM ET (1506 GMT)
Two astronauts conducted a six-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station Thursday, installing equipment and experiments to the exterior of the orbiting facility. Astronauts...

New study supports collision model of lunar formation
Posted: Fri, Aug 17 10:54 AM ET (1454 GMT)
A paper published this week lends new credence to the proposal that a giant impact early in the history of the solar system formed the...

Astronomers discover Sun-like solar system
Posted: Thu, Aug 16 11:26 AM ET (1526 GMT)
Astronomers have discovered a solar system that is the most similar to our own found to date. Astronomers announced Wednesday the discovery of a second...

FUSE finds evidence of swarm of comets around young star
Posted: Thu, Aug 16 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
A nearby young star may be surrounded by millions of comets, astronomers announced this week. In a paper published in Thursday's issue of the...

Russian commercialization deal could be setback for Enterprise
Posted: Wed, Aug 15 11:12 AM ET (1512 GMT)
An agreement by the Russian space agency Rosaviakosmos to commercialize the Russian segment of the International Space Station could be a setback for one joint...

"Marsplane" glider completes successful test flight
Posted: Wed, Aug 15 10:59 AM ET (1459 GMT)
A glider that is a prototype of a future Mars aircraft made a successful test flight last week in Oregon, NASA officials announced this week....