The space shuttle Atlantis blasts off Friday on the last mission of its 25-year career, taking…
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NASA’S outdated labs jeopardize research: report
Many of NASA's research labs are old, and budget cuts have seriously jeopardized scientific research at…
Canadian glacier discovery hints at life beyond Earth
A NASA satellite's detection of a faint yellow stain on an ancient glacier in the Canadian…
520 day Mars simulation about to begin
A group of volunteers have started final training in Russia in preparation for being locked up…
James Cameron to film Mars in 3-D
After immersing movie-goers in the dazzling imaginary world of Pandora, "Avatar" director James Cameron is training…
NASA’s focus looking for life in the solar system
U.S. space agency NASA is pondering 28 potential missions focusing on finding life beyond Earth inside…
Japan ‘space yacht’ propelled by solar particles
Japan is to launch a "space yacht" propelled by solar particles that bounce off its kite-shaped…
Stephen Hawking: Contact with aliens could lead to disaster
Aliens may exist but mankind should avoid contact with them as the consequences could be devastating,…
Revolutionary Hubble space telescope turns 20
Astronomers around the world this weekend mark the 20th anniversary of the launching of the iconic…
U.S. Airforce launches robotic spacecraft
The U.S. Air Force unmanned spacecraft has blasted off from Florida, amid a veil of secrecy…