Astronauts finish 1st spacewalk outside station

Two shuttle Endeavour astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Friday for the first of…

Mars lander proposed

A scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena is lobbying for a new Mars lander…

Jupiter moon has ‘ocean’ of molten rock

A moon of Jupiter is the only place other than Earth in our solar system where…

Endeavour crew in Florida for shuttle launch

Six astronauts arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Thursday ahead of the second last U.S. space…

Dwarf planet reveals ice-covered surface

A bizarre mini-planet that orbits the sun in deep space is covered with crystallized water, European…

Scientists offer a new spin on why ‘hot Jupiters’ travel in reverse

Scientists on Wednesday said they could explain why a handful of super-hot giant planets in other…

Astronauts land in Ottawa for exhibition

The Canadian Space Agency is so excited by a new museum exhibition in Ottawa that it's…

NASA probe shows Einstein theory was correct

Huge objects in the universe distort space and time with the force of their gravity, scientists…

Astronaut has $15 billion plan to mine the moon

The last man to set foot on the moon wants to go back, only this time…

Shuttle launch delayed until May 10

NASA is pushing back from May 8 to May 10 its target for the already delayed…