Satellite images suggest busy Black Friday

More Americans will be out shopping this year on Black Friday -- or at least that's…

NASA postpones shuttle launch until mid-December

NASA is delaying next week's planned launch of space shuttle Discovery on a cargo delivery run…

US launches giant eavesdropping satellite

The United States has placed in orbit a vast reconnaissance satellite reputed to be the largest…

Planet from another galaxy found

European astronomers say they have discovered the first planet that comes from a galaxy outside the…

It’s a risky game of space invaders

When, in the early hours of Feb. 10, 2009, an American communications satellite called Iridium 33…

Japan confirms space probe brought home asteroid dust

A Japanese deep-space probe became the first ever to collect asteroid dust, during a seven-year odyssey…

Have astronomers seen the birth of a black hole?

An exploding star spotted 30 years ago in a nearby galaxy appears to be a newborn…

Faulty seal delayed NASA shuttle launch

A potentially dangerous hydrogen leak that forced NASA to cancel last week's launch of space shuttle…

Space telescope replacement costs top $6.5 billion

A flagship U.S. space observatory designed as a powerful successor to the Hubble Space Telescope needs…

Hydrogen leak forces new delay to Discovery launch

A hydrogen leak in the external fuel tank of the space shuttle Discovery forced NASA to…