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…

Taxis in space new NASA goal

NASA divided up more than $269 million US Monday among several companies vying to build commercial…

Space City didn’t get a space shuttle, and Houston is irate

The home of NASA mission control, the self-described Space City, is reeling over losing out in…

Telescope to be mounted in Canada’s high Arctic

An enterprising team of astronomers is set to lug a telescope to the High Arctic, lubricate…

Spacewalks cool, says astronaut

Chris Hadfield has done some interesting things in his life, but nothing as cool as a…

Russian space budget unambitious: agency chief

Russia’s top space official said on Wednesday that the space agency’s current budget was not enough…

NASA out of touch with one Mars rover

Although one of two twin rovers scouring the surface of Mars has been unresponsive for over…

Fifty years up looking up: the anniversary of Gagarin’s flight

Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's trip into orbit — the beginning of manned…