Let private firms run space taxis, panel told

The U.S. government should leave the business of launching cargo and people into Earth orbit to…

Space shuttle Endeavour readies return to Earth

The space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station on Tuesday to take photographs of…

Earth bears scars of human destruction according to Thirsk

Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk says he is a bit 'saddened' to see the changes in the…

Astronauts launch fourth spacewalk

Two astronauts began a fourth spacewalk Friday to work on the International Space Station orbiting high…

China delays launch of first space telescope to 2012

China has delayed the launch of its first space telescope, designed to detect black holes, by…

Amateur skywatcher finds ‘one in a million’ Jupiter spot

An Australian amateur stargazer who spotted a "one in a million" impact on Jupiter Wednesday told…

Obama pledges backing for U.S. space program

U.S. President Barack Obama hailed the astronauts who 40 years ago landed on the moon for…

40 years ago: one giant leap for mankind

The United States today proudly marks the 40th anniversary of its conquest of the moon, a…

Toilet breaks down on crowded International Space Station

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station used a pair of robot arms to install a pallet…

Google Earth now brings you the moon

Forty years after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped down from their Eagle landing craft and…