Voyager on cusp of entering interstellar space
Posted: Sat, Jun 16 8:52 AM ET (1252 GMT)
Data returned from NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft suggest it is on the verge of crossing the heliopause into interstellar space. Project scientists said this...

China confirms crew, launch date for next Shenzhou mission
Posted: Fri, Jun 15 7:42 AM ET (1142 GMT)
China will launch its next human space mission on Saturday evening with three people, including China's first female astronaut, on board. A Long March...

Pegasus launches NASA astronomy satellite
Posted: Wed, Jun 13 9:29 PM ET (0129 GMT)
A Pegasus rocket successfully launched a small NASA spacecraft designed to help astronomers track down black holes. An Orbital Sciences Corporation L-1011 aircraft, flying...

Curiosity on track for August landing
Posted: Tue, Jun 12 7:06 AM ET (1106 GMT)
Project engineers have narrowed the landing site for NASA's Curiosity Mars rover while the space agency played down a potential contamination issue with one...

ESO approves plans for world's largest telescope
Posted: Tue, Jun 12 6:46 AM ET (1046 GMT)
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) gave the green light Monday to plans to build a telescope nearly 40 meters across in Chile. The European Extremely...

China plans mid-June launch of next crewed mission
Posted: Sat, Jun 9 8:41 AM ET (1241 GMT)
Chinese officials announced Saturday that it will launch its next human spaceflight mission, which will feature a docking with its experimental lab module already in...

NASA cancels astronomy mission
Posted: Fri, Jun 8 7:41 AM ET (1141 GMT)
Citing growing costs, NASA officials announced Thursday they were canceling a small x-ray astronomy mission that was still in the early stages of development....

Enterprise arrives at Intrepid
Posted: Thu, Jun 7 7:53 AM ET (1153 GMT)
The space shuttle Enterprise arrived Wednesday at its new home, a former aircraft carrier turned museum in New York City. Enterprise was transported by barge...

Congressman and NASA reach commercial crew agreement
Posted: Wed, Jun 6 7:33 AM ET (1133 GMT)
A key member of Congress who had been critical of NASA's commercial crew development efforts said Tuesday that he has reached an understanding with...

NRO gives NASA two space telescopes
Posted: Tue, Jun 5 5:56 AM ET (0956 GMT)
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has given NASA two telescopes originally designed for reconnaissance satellites that the space agency believes could be repurposed for astronomy...