NASA has delayed the final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour for at least a week,…
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Cheap technology puts exploration within reach of amateur rocketeers
As hundreds of spectators in VIP seats, on rooftops and along beaches gathered to watch space…
Drew Feustel’s boyhood dream was to become an astronaut
The rookie astronaut stands perched on the tip of Canadarm2, outside the space shuttle Atlantis. He…
Shuttle fueled for launch attempt on Friday
Technicians at the Kennedy Space Center began fueling the shuttle Endeavour on Friday, aiming for a…
Astronomers all abuzz over Canadian telescope’s ‘super-Earth’ findings
Canada's tiny space telescope has unmasked a "super-Earth" that has astronomers buzzing.
Scientists hope to illuminate universe’s dark side
Everything scientists now know about the cosmos, from the Big Bang to black holes, has come…
Shuttle Endeavour preps for its final launch
Countdown clocks at the Kennedy Space Center began ticking down Tuesday toward Friday's launch of the…
A scientist’s lifelong pursuit of the secrets of the cosmos
In a small room at Caltech, space physicist Ed Stone and four of his colleagues puzzle…
India launches three satellites on single rocket
India launched a rocket carrying three satellites into orbit on Wednesday in its latest effort to…
Royal wedding to upstage NASA shuttle’s final launch
The NASA space agency was unaware that the shuttle Endeavour's final mission to the International Space…