Next Mars rover named Curiosity
Posted: Thu, May 28 6:50 AM ET (1050 GMT)
NASA's next Mars rover was formally renamed "Curiosity", the result of a student content and public poll. The spacecraft, previously known as the Mars...

Soyuz launches additional ISS crew
Posted: Wed, May 27 8:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a spacecraft Wednesday carrying three new crewmembers for the International Space Station as the outpost expands its crew to six people...

Shuttle lands in California
Posted: Sun, May 24 1:07 PM ET (1707 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis landed safely in California on Sunday morning after weather kept the orbiter from returning to Florida. Atlantis touched down on runway...

Bolden nominated for NASA administrator
Posted: Sat, May 23 10:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)
The White House announced Saturday morning that it has nominated former astronaut Charles Bolden as NASA administrator. Bolden first emerged as a candidate for the...

Shuttle to stay in orbit another day
Posted: Sat, May 23 10:39 AM ET (1439 GMT)
NASA managers decided Saturday morning to keep the shuttle Atlantis in orbit for an additional day in the hops that weather conditions will improve enough...

Shuttle landing postponed
Posted: Fri, May 22 1:40 PM ET (1740 GMT)
NASA postponed Friday's scheduled landing of the space shuttle Atlantis by a day because of poor weather at the Kennedy Space Center. Shuttle managers...

Russia launches military communications satellite
Posted: Fri, May 22 5:27 AM ET (0927 GMT)
A Soyuz-2 rocket successfully launched a military communications satellite early Friday. The Soyuz-2 rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia...

Weather could delay shuttle landing
Posted: Thu, May 21 8:29 PM ET (0029 GMT)
Poor weather at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida could keep the shuttle aloft for an extra day and possibly force it to land in...

Mars water could have been cold and salty
Posted: Thu, May 21 6:43 AM ET (1043 GMT)
Liquid water may have existed on Mars early in its history even at sub-freezing temperatures because of the presence of ions in the water....

ESA unveils new astronauts
Posted: Thu, May 21 6:27 AM ET (1027 GMT)
The European Space Agency announced Wednesday six new astronauts, including the first British and Danish members of the European astronaut corps. The six new European...