NASA set for Atlantis launch November 16

NASA has given the green light for the space shuttle Atlantis mission to launch on November…

Exploding star’s ancient ‘death shout’ captured by telescopes

A satellite orbiting just above Earth's atmosphere was the first to pick up the blast from…

NASA successfully tests new tall moon rocket

An unmanned NASA rocket designed to help develop a new space taxi service to the moon…

Second delay for Ares rocket test launch: NASA

NASA on Tuesday delayed the launch of the Ares I-X, a test rocket space officials hope…

NASA’s new rocket set to launch Tuesday

NASA is set to blast off a prototype rocket on Tuesday that carries hopes of returning…

U.S. human space flight plan underfunded: experts

NASA's human space flight program is too underfunded to fly, an independent panel of experts has…

Eyes to the skies for the ‘Galilean Nights’

Astronomers around the world are gearing up for three days of intense sky-watching in honour of…

Wanted: Guinea pigs with the Right Stuff

If being locked up in a cramped capsule for 17 months with five strangers is your…

Earth’s precious metals likely from outer space: Study

A new Canadian-led study has bolstered an intriguing theory that the abundance of some precious metals…

Satellite moon crash yields ‘exciting’ images: NASA

A NASA satellite that hurtled into a Moon crater on an exploratory mission last week sent…