NASA tests fuel tank insulation for next Discovery mission

NASA said Thursday that engineers are testing the foam insulation bonding on the space shuttle Discovery's…

N. L. discovery may point to life on Mars

Researchers are hoping signs of life discovered on a barren outcrop of rock in western Newfoundland…

Perseid meteor showers heading your way

The night sky will sparkle with "falling stars" on Tuesday and Wednesday as Earth passes through…

NASA wants proposals for space taxis

NASA plans to use $50 million of federal economic stimulus funds to seed development of commercial…

‘Stunning’ images of distant planet sent by Kepler scope

Five months after it was launched on a mission to find earth-like planets, the Kepler space…

Telescope could see other Earths, if they are there

The orbiting Kepler telescope has spotted a Jupiter-sized planet around another star -- a sighting that…

China bans bad breath in space: report

Bad breath is enough to fail the test to enter China's manned space programme, state media…

Comets not expected to wipe out life on earth

Crashing comets probably won't cause the end of life as we know it, a study said…

Space shuttle Endeavour lands in Florida

The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Friday after…

Saturn’s ‘day’ five minutes shorter

A day on Saturn is pretty short, and it just got shorter.