NBC and Virgin Galactic partner on space tourism reality show
Posted: Sat, Oct 5 9:07 AM ET (1307 GMT)
Television network NBC and space tourism company Virgin Galactic announced on Thursday plans to work with veteran reality TV producer Mark Burnett on a show...

MAVEN launch preparations resume
Posted: Fri, Oct 4 8:12 AM ET (1212 GMT)
Work has resumed on a NASA Mars mission slated for launch next month after officials determined the mission was exempt from the federal government shutdown....

Mars crater could be ancient supervolcano
Posted: Thu, Oct 3 6:59 AM ET (1059 GMT)
A basin on the surface of Mars originally believed to be the remnant of an impact may instead be the remnant of a supervolcano that...

Budget impasse shuts down most of NASA
Posted: Tue, Oct 1 8:00 AM ET (1200 GMT)
The failure of Congress to agree on a stopgap funding bill for the federal government has resulted in much of the federal government, including most...

Plastic ingredient found in Titan's atmosphere
Posted: Tue, Oct 1 7:42 AM ET (1142 GMT)
Scientists announced Monday that they have discovered a chemical commonly used in plastics in the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan. Researchers detected the presence...

Proton returns to flight with Astra 2E launch
Posted: Mon, Sep 30 6:07 AM ET (1007 GMT)
Russia's Proton rocket made its first launch in nearly three months on Monday, successfully placing a commercial communications satellite into orbit. The Proton M...

Falcon 9 v1.1 performs first launch
Posted: Sun, Sep 29 2:18 PM ET (1818 GMT)
The first launch of an upgraded version of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket was declared a success by the company shortly after liftoff Sunday. The...

Cygnus arrives at ISS
Posted: Sun, Sep 29 10:19 AM ET (1419 GMT)
A commercial cargo spacecraft performed a rendezvous with the International Space Station on Sunday morning and was berthed to the station. The Orbital Sciences Corporation...

Curiosity detects water and perchlorates in Martian soil
Posted: Fri, Sep 27 7:05 AM ET (1105 GMT)
Martian soil contains several percent water by weight, but also may contain a toxic chemical, scientists analyzing data from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover reported...

Japan wins commercial launch contract for H-2A
Posted: Fri, Sep 27 6:40 AM ET (1040 GMT)
The Japanese company that markets the H-2A rocket announced Thursday that it had won its first contract for the launch of a commercial communications...