USA issues layoff notices to shuttle workers
Posted: Thu, Jul 29 6:42 AM ET (1042 GMT)
The prime contractor for space shuttle operations has given layoff notices to over 1,000 workers this week. United Space Alliance (USA) issued 60-day...

Court approves Sea Launch reorganization plan
Posted: Thu, Jul 29 6:35 AM ET (1035 GMT)
A US court has given its approval to a plan that will allow commercial launch provider Sea Launch to exit bankruptcy protection and resume operations...

Russian cosmonauts perform ISS spacewalk
Posted: Tue, Jul 27 9:12 PM ET (0112 GMT)
Two Russian cosmonauts completed an EVA outside the International Space Station early Tuesday. Fyodor Yurchikhin and Mikhail Kornienko completed the six-hour, 42-minute spacewalk...

Curiosity rover takes first drive
Posted: Sat, Jul 24 9:34 AM ET (1334 GMT)
The next NASA rover to be launched to Mars took its first moves on Friday in a clean room on Earth. The Mars Science Laboratory,...

House committee approves NASA authorization bill
Posted: Sat, Jul 24 9:28 AM ET (1328 GMT)
A House committee approved Thursday an authorization bill for NASA that would sharply restrict commercial crew and technology development programs proposed for the agency. The...

House bill would roll back proposed NASA changes
Posted: Wed, Jul 21 6:58 AM ET (1058 GMT)
A House version of a NASA authorization bill released this week would sharply limit funding for a number of initiatives in the administration's budget...

Moon creates "giant snowballs" in Saturn's rings
Posted: Wed, Jul 21 6:42 AM ET (1042 GMT)
Scientists have spotted giant "snowballs" of icy materials in the rings of Saturn created by the gravity of a passing moon. Observations by NASA's...

Senate committee approves NASA authorization bill
Posted: Fri, Jul 16 7:13 AM ET (1113 GMT)
A US Senate committee unanimously approved Thursday a NASA authorization bill that represents a compromise between the White House and advocates of NASA's existing...

MESSENGER reveals volcanic activity, magnetic storms at Mercury
Posted: Fri, Jul 16 7:02 AM ET (1102 GMT)
Observations by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft have provided new insights into Mercury's volcanic history and its magnetic storms. PApers published in the journal Science...

New Centennial Challenges competitions announced
Posted: Wed, Jul 14 6:09 AM ET (1009 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday a trio of new competitions that would provide multimillion-dollar prizes for space technology achievements. The three competitions, with a combined purse...