Phoenix finds Earth-like soil
Posted: Sat, Jun 28 9:57 AM ET (1357 GMT)
The first chemical analysis of the soil at the landing site for NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has revealed conditions not dissimilar to those of...

NASA upgrades Ares 5
Posted: Fri, Jun 27 7:29 AM ET (1129 GMT)
NASA has added more power to its proposed Ares 5 heavy-lift launch vehicle that will be used to send missions to the Moon as...

Impact may explain differences in Martian hemispheres
Posted: Fri, Jun 27 7:21 AM ET (1121 GMT)
The large differences in terrain between the northern and southern hemispheres of Mars can be explained by a giant impact that took place on the...

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...