Endeavour rolled out to pad
Posted: Fri, Sep 19 4:56 PM ET (2056 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour was rolled out to the pad early Friday, marking perhaps the final time that two shuttles are on the pad simultaneously....

Phoenix mission extended again
Posted: Fri, Sep 19 7:18 AM ET (1118 GMT)
NASA has funded a second and likely final extension to its Phoenix Mars Lander mission, the agency announced this week. The $6-million extension will...

Progress docks with ISS after hurricane delay
Posted: Thu, Sep 18 7:44 AM ET (1144 GMT)
A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday after a five-day delay caused by Hurricane Ike. The Progress M-...

Contamination issue may delay shuttle launch
Posted: Thu, Sep 18 7:34 AM ET (1134 GMT)
Loose insulation that contaminated a cargo carrier will delay its installation into the shuttle Atlantis, potentially delaying its mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope....

NASA selects Mars atmosphere mission
Posted: Tue, Sep 16 8:40 AM ET (1240 GMT)
NASA announced on Monday the selection of a mission that will study the Martian atmosphere. The $485-million Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft...

Astronomers take first image of planet around Sun-like star
Posted: Tue, Sep 16 8:26 AM ET (1226 GMT)
For the first time astronomers have directly imaged an extrasolar planet orbiting a star like our own Sun. A team from the University of Toronto...

JSC survives hurricane with minor damage
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 10:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston bore the brunt of Hurricane Ike on Saturday but suffered only minor damage to its facilities, according to...

Hurricane closes JSC, delays Progress docking
Posted: Fri, Sep 12 7:39 AM ET (1139 GMT)
A hurricane bearing down on Houston has closed NASA's Johnson Space Center and forced the delay of a cargo spacecraft with the International Space...

Powerful gamma-ray burst was aimed at Earth
Posted: Fri, Sep 12 7:31 AM ET (1131 GMT)
A powerful gamma-ray burst detected earlier this year that created an afterglow briefly visible to the naked eye was aimed almost directly towards the...

Ares 1 passes PDR
Posted: Thu, Sep 11 7:14 AM ET (1114 GMT)
Ares 1, the rocket that will be used to launch the Orion spacecraft starting next decade, passed its preliminary design review (PDR) on Wednesday, a...