NASA orbiter reaches Mercury

More than six years after it was launched from Earth, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft is set to…

Russia delays Soyuz flight to space station

Russia on Monday delayed this month’s launch of a Soyuz capsule due to carry one U.S.…

Jasper National Park named world’s largest dark sky preserve

Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent will formally proclaim Jasper National Park the world's largest dark sky…

Canadian robotics team shoots for the moon

Hockey may be headed to space if a team of inventors in Vancouver wins the race…

Shuttle Discovery lands after final voyage

The space shuttle Discovery capped a successful 13-day spaceflight with a smooth landing in Florida on…

U.S. shuttle Discovery on track for final landing

The U.S. space program's oldest and most traveled shuttle, Discovery, was on track to make its…

Mars should be U.S. space agency’s focus: panel

NASA should focus its efforts on a solar-powered rover mission to Mars rather than human spaceflight…

These were the voyages of the Shuttle Discovery . . .

Space shuttle Discovery departed the International Space Station on Monday, leaving behind a new storage room,…

U.S. astronauts get ready to leave space lab

Six U.S. astronauts are wrapping their mission at the International Space Station on Sunday before strapping…

NASA scientist claim of ‘alien life’ draws scrutiny

A NASA scientist’s claim that he found tiny fossils of alien life in the remnants of…