Montreal group finds lonely planet lost in space 130 light-years from Earth

Montreal astronomers have found a lonely planet drifting through space without a solar system to call…

An out of this world view of this week’s solar eclipse

The only total solar eclipse for 2012 occurred this week, on Nov. 13, over Australia and…

Google doodle celebrates Canadarm’s long noodle arm

The anniversary of the first launch of the Canadarm 31 years ago is being celebrated on…

Shuttle prototype Enterprise suffers minor damage from Sandy

The flying machine that ushered in NASA's space shuttle program has suffered storm damage in New…

Mars rover still sniffing for elusive methane

Initial analysis of the atmosphere of Mars from NASA’s rover Curiosity has shown no sign of…

Space Race Redux: A preview of South Korea’s upcoming launch.

This month, the Republic of South Korea may become the latest member of the space-faring nation…

Shuttle prototype Enterprise suffers minor damage from Sandy

The flying machine that ushered in NASA’s space shuttle program has suffered storm damage in New…

NASA’s JPL didn’t dismiss computer specialist over belief in intelligent design

A judge has tentatively ruled that a former computer specialist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory was…

NASA’s last space shuttle heading to Florida retirement home

NASA's third and last surviving space shuttle will move to its retirement home on Friday after…

Astronauts take spacewalk to find ammonia leak; space station dodges junk despite malfunction

Two spacewalking astronauts worked on a leaky radiator system outside the International Space Station on Thursday,…