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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…