New solar-sail mission planned after 2005 failure

Backers of a failed mission to launch the world's first solar-sail spacecraft unveiled plans on Monday…

Japan eyes solar station in space

It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan's space agency is dead serious: by 2030…

Space hotel says it’s on schedule to open in 2012

A company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says it is on target…

China says space plans peaceful

China's foreign ministry insisted on Thursday that the country's intentions in space were peaceful, after comments…

Astronomers see ‘skeleton’ of the universe

Astronomers in Chile and Japan have for the first time seen part of the "cosmic web"…

NASA set for Atlantis launch November 16

NASA has given the green light for the space shuttle Atlantis mission to launch on November…

Exploding star’s ancient ‘death shout’ captured by telescopes

A satellite orbiting just above Earth's atmosphere was the first to pick up the blast from…

NASA successfully tests new tall moon rocket

An unmanned NASA rocket designed to help develop a new space taxi service to the moon…

Second delay for Ares rocket test launch: NASA

NASA on Tuesday delayed the launch of the Ares I-X, a test rocket space officials hope…

NASA’s new rocket set to launch Tuesday

NASA is set to blast off a prototype rocket on Tuesday that carries hopes of returning…