Buried glaciers found on Mars
Posted: Fri, Nov 21 8:09 AM ET (1309 GMT)
Scientists using a radar instrument on a NASA orbiter have detected giant glaciers of water ice buried beneath the surface of Mars. In a paper...

Astronauts complete first STS-126 EVA
Posted: Wed, Nov 19 8:43 AM ET (1343 GMT)
Two astronauts successfully completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday despite the loss of a tool bag part way through the EVA....

Leonardo attached to station
Posted: Tue, Nov 18 9:17 AM ET (1417 GMT)
The crews of the shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station attached a cargo module to the station on Monday as astronauts prepared for the...

Endeavour docks with ISS
Posted: Sun, Nov 16 8:02 PM ET (0102 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station as planned Sunday afternoon. Endeavour docked with the Harmony node of the station at 5:...

Indian probe hits the moon
Posted: Sat, Nov 15 9:27 AM ET (1427 GMT)
A probe ejected from India's first lunar orbit hit the Moon's surface as planned on Friday. The Moon Impact Probe (MIP) was ejected...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Sat, Nov 15 9:13 AM ET (1413 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a Russian military satellite late Friday. The Soyuz-U rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 10:...

Endeavour lifts off
Posted: Fri, Nov 14 9:54 PM ET (0254 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour launched Friday evening on a mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour lifted off on schedule at 7:55 pm EDT...

First exoplanets directly imaged
Posted: Fri, Nov 14 6:47 AM ET (1147 GMT)
Astronomers announced Thursday that they have for the first time directly imaged planets orbiting other stars. One team of astronomers reported directly observing three planets...

Planetary Society proposes alternative exploration plan
Posted: Fri, Nov 14 6:26 AM ET (1126 GMT)
The Planetary Society unveiled an alternative approach to space exploration on Thursday that would postpone NASA's current plans to return humans to the Moon...

Chandrayaan-1 enters final lunar orbit
Posted: Thu, Nov 13 7:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)
India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar spacecraft has entered its operational orbit around the Moon as controllers plan to deploy the spacecraft's impactor probe. Chandrayaan-...