NASA lowers KSC job loss estimates
Posted: Wed, Jun 25 8:13 AM ET (1213 GMT)
The number of jobs at the Kennedy Space Center that will be lost once the shuttle is retired will be less than originally feared, agency...

Delta 2 launches Earth sciences satellite
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 1:09 AM ET (0509 GMT)
A Delta 2 rocket placed a US-French Earth sciences satellite into orbit early Friday. The Delta 2 7320-10 lifted off from Vandenberg Air...

Phoenix detects ice on Mars
Posted: Fri, Jun 20 7:00 AM ET (1100 GMT)
A light-colored material uncovered by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander when it dug a trench into the Martian surface appears to be water ice,...

ORBCOMM satellites launched
Posted: Thu, Jun 19 2:29 PM ET (1829 GMT)
A Kosmos rocket lifted off early Thursday and placed six replacement ORBCOMM satellites into orbit. The Kosmos-3M rocket launched at 2:36 am EDT (...

House passes NASA authorization bill
Posted: Thu, Jun 19 8:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a NASA authorization bill on Wednesday that would require NASA to add an additional shuttle mission to the manifest....

"Super-Earth" exoplanets discovered
Posted: Tue, Jun 17 7:31 AM ET (1131 GMT)
Astronomers have discovered three low-mass extrasolar planets dubbed "super-Earths" because they are only slightly larger than the Earth. The three exoplanets, whose discovery...

Shuttle pad repairs to be completed before next launch
Posted: Tue, Jun 17 7:20 AM ET (1120 GMT)
Repairs to a shuttle launch pad damaged during the most recent launch will be repaired well before the next mission, NASA managers said Monday. A...

FCC moves towards approving Sirius-XM merger
Posted: Mon, Jun 16 1:56 PM ET (1756 GMT)
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is ready to recommend that the two satellite radio companies in the United States be allowed to...

Shuttle lands at KSC
Posted: Sat, Jun 14 1:05 PM ET (1705 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery wrapped up its mission to the International Space Station with a safe landing at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida...

NASA awards contract for next-gen spacesuit
Posted: Sat, Jun 14 9:32 AM ET (1332 GMT)
NASA announced Thursday a contract for the development of a spacesuit that will be used for future missions to the Moon. The $183-million contract...