Dust found in Hayabusa capsule
Posted: Thu, Jul 8 6:23 AM ET (1023 GMT)
Japanese scientists have found traces of dust in a sample return capsule from the Hayabusa spacecraft that may be from an asteroid visited by the...

USA announces shuttle layoffs
Posted: Wed, Jul 7 7:33 AM ET (1133 GMT)
The company that handles space shuttle operations announced Tuesday that it will lay off over 1,000 employees in October as shuttle program winds down....

Planck releases first all-sky image
Posted: Wed, Jul 7 7:24 AM ET (1124 GMT)
A European astronomy satellite has compiled its first infrared all-sky image, revealing details ranging from the Milky Way to the cosmic microwave background. The...

Progress docks with ISS on second attempt
Posted: Mon, Jul 5 9:42 AM ET (1342 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station on Sunday, two days after its originally-scheduled docking was aborted because of a...

Progress docking at ISS aborted
Posted: Fri, Jul 2 7:47 PM ET (2347 GMT)
A planned docking Friday of a Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station was aborted because of a telemetry problem. The Progress M-06M...

NASA postpones final shuttle missions
Posted: Fri, Jul 2 7:31 AM ET (1131 GMT)
NASA announced Thursday plans to push back the final two scheduled shuttle missions, meaning that the shuttle program will not be retired until at least...

Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Thu, Jul 1 7:04 AM ET (1104 GMT)
Russian launched a Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station on Wednesday. The Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress M-06M spacecraft (designated Progress 38...

House committee defers decision on NASA exploration plan
Posted: Wed, Jun 30 7:03 AM ET (1103 GMT)
A US House of Representatives subcommittee approved a $19-billion budget for NASA on Wednesday, but declined to take a stand on the agency's...

White House releases new national space policy
Posted: Tue, Jun 29 7:28 AM ET (1128 GMT)
The Obama Administration issued a new national space policy on Monday, placing a greater emphasis on international cooperation and commercial space capabilities. The 18-page...

Soyuz moved to new ISS docking port
Posted: Tue, Jun 29 7:19 AM ET (1119 GMT)
Three ISS crewmembers took a brief flight in a Soyuz spacecraft, relocating the spacecraft to a new docking port. Fyodor Yurchikhin, Doug Wheelock, and Shannon...