Scientists say “super-Earth” has rocky surface

Detailed data about the smallest planet ever found outside our solar system suggest it is a…

Thunderstorm on Saturn is a record-buster

A tempest that erupted on Saturn in January has become the Solar System's longest continuously observed…

China starts building new space launch centre

China on Monday began the construction of its fourth space launch centre as the nation gears…

Discovery lands in California after two-week space mission

The space shuttle Discovery touched down safely on a landing strip in california's Mojave Desert on…

Bad weather delays shuttle landing to Friday

NASA postponed shuttle Discovery's homecoming until Friday due to bad weather at the Florida landing site,…

Space shuttle homecoming delayed again

NASA passed up the shuttle Discovery's first landing opportunity on Friday, bedeviled for a second day…

Shuttle astronauts try, try again to get home

Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery again prepared to try to return to Earth Friday after…

Discovery crew, Buzz Lightyear head home to Earth

The space shuttle Discovery is heading back to Earth carrying a triumphant pint-sized traveler who now…

Refurbished Hubble reveals cosmic wonder

A fully rejuvenated Hubble telescope kicked off its new life on Wednesday with a flurry of…

NASA strategy proposal aims for Mars over Moon

A NASA strategy proposal shifts the U.S. human space program away from returning to the moon…