IAU expresses opposition to Mars crater naming initiative
Posted: Thu, Mar 13 7:33 AM ET (1133 GMT)
An effort to crowdsource names for Martian craters that seeks to raise money for space education and research efforts is facing opposition from an international...

MRO goes into safe mode
Posted: Wed, Mar 12 6:56 AM ET (1056 GMT)
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft went into safe mode earlier this week because of a computer glitch, but should resume normal operations in...

Soyuz returns ISS crewmembers to Earth
Posted: Tue, Mar 11 6:30 AM ET (1030 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russian and one American ISS crewmembers landed in Kazakhstan on Tuesday morning. The Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft landed southeast of...

NASA announces asteroid hunting contest
Posted: Tue, Mar 11 6:17 AM ET (1017 GMT)
NASA announced Monday that will provide $35,000 in prizes for improved computer algorithms designed to look for asteroids. The competition, being run in cooperation...

Japanese astronaut takes command of ISS for the first time
Posted: Mon, Mar 10 6:13 AM ET (1013 GMT)
Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata took command of the International Space Station on Sunday, marking the first time an astronaut representing Japan has commanded the outpost....

Univ. of Texas to join Giant Magellan Telescope project
Posted: Sat, Mar 8 9:53 AM ET (1453 GMT)
The recent of the University of Texas agreed Friday to join a project to build the world's largest telescope in Chile, agreeing to contribute $...

Hubble observes asteroid breaking apart
Posted: Fri, Mar 7 7:12 AM ET (1212 GMT)
Images from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal an asteroid breaking apart into as many as ten pieces, perhaps due to the subtle influence of the...

Senate committee debates EELV competition
Posted: Thu, Mar 6 6:56 AM ET (1156 GMT)
A subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee heard dueling testimony Wednesday from the head of the company that currently provides launch services for major military...

White House proposes $17.5-billion NASA budget for 2015
Posted: Wed, Mar 5 6:23 AM ET (1123 GMT)
A proposed fiscal year 2015 budget released by the Obama Administration would provide NASA with $17.5 billion but could force the agency to mothball...

China: "control circuit" failure on Yutu keeps rover from moving
Posted: Tue, Mar 4 6:13 AM ET (1113 GMT)
Chinese officials said the malfunction of a "control circuit" on its first lunar rover, Yutu, is keeping the rover from moving. The failed circuit in...