US astronauts return after record stint in space Astronauts return to earth after nearly a year on International Space Station Featured Video • 03 Mar 16
US astronauts return after record stint in space Astronauts return to earth after nearly a year on International Space Station Featured Video • 03 Mar 16
Astronauts return after record stint in space NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko turned to earth today after nearly a year on the International Space Station, the longest US space mission on record, intended to pave the way for human travel to Mars. News • 02 Mar 16
Astronauts return after record stint in space NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko turned to earth today after nearly a year on the International Space Station, the longest US space mission on record, intended to pave the way for human travel to Mars. News • 02 Mar 16
Soyuz rocket blasts off with new crew for ISS A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a three-man crew bound for the International Space Station has blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. News • 23 Jul 15
Soyuz rocket blasts off with new crew for ISS A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a three-man crew bound for the International Space Station has blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. News • 23 Jul 15
NASA releases first images of Pluto NASA has released the first high quality images of Pluto and two of its five moons, captured during the flyby of the dwarf-planet by the New Horizons probe yesterday. News • 15 Jul 15
NASA releases first images of Pluto NASA has released the first high quality images of Pluto and two of its five moons, captured during the flyby of the dwarf-planet by the New Horizons probe yesterday. News • 15 Jul 15
Astronomers find five supermassive black holes Five monster black holes that were previously hidden by dust and gas have been uncovered by astronomers. News • 06 Jul 15
Astronomers find five supermassive black holes Five monster black holes that were previously hidden by dust and gas have been uncovered by astronomers. News • 06 Jul 15
SpaceX rocket explodes after launch A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, following what was meant to be a routine cargo mission to the International Space Station. News • 29 Jun 15
SpaceX rocket explodes after launch A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, following what was meant to be a routine cargo mission to the International Space Station. News • 29 Jun 15
Astronauts return from International Space Station Three astronauts have landed safely back on Earth after their flight home was delayed by a Russian rocket failure. News • 11 Jun 15
Astronauts return from International Space Station Three astronauts have landed safely back on Earth after their flight home was delayed by a Russian rocket failure. News • 11 Jun 15
NASA postpones test of parachute in flying saucer High waves forced NASA to postpone until tomorrow the first test of the largest parachute ever deployed, during a flying saucer launch that will try out new technologies for landing on Mars. News • 03 Jun 15
NASA postpones test of parachute in flying saucer High waves forced NASA to postpone until tomorrow the first test of the largest parachute ever deployed, during a flying saucer launch that will try out new technologies for landing on Mars. News • 03 Jun 15
Messenger craft to smash into Mercury later today A US spacecraft is due to smash into the planet Mercury today after running out of fuel, bringing a dramatic end to its four year mission. News • 30 Apr 15
Messenger craft to smash into Mercury later today A US spacecraft is due to smash into the planet Mercury today after running out of fuel, bringing a dramatic end to its four year mission. News • 30 Apr 15
Russia to build own space station by 2023 Russia plans to build its own orbiting space station by 2023, President Vladimir Putin said today during a marathon call-in session with the nation. News • 16 Apr 15
Russia to build own space station by 2023 Russia plans to build its own orbiting space station by 2023, President Vladimir Putin said today during a marathon call-in session with the nation. News • 16 Apr 15
NASA probe enters orbit of dwarf planet Ceres The space probe Dawn has begun orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres on a voyage of discovery into the solar system's main asteroid belt, NASA has said. News • 06 Mar 15
NASA probe enters orbit of dwarf planet Ceres The space probe Dawn has begun orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres on a voyage of discovery into the solar system's main asteroid belt, NASA has said. News • 06 Mar 15
Passing asteroid has its own moon An unusually large asteroid that just skimmed by Earth had its own moon. News • 27 Jan 15
Passing asteroid has its own moon An unusually large asteroid that just skimmed by Earth had its own moon. News • 27 Jan 15
NASA test flight on new spacecraft delayed A rocket glitch has delayed NASA's first test flight of its new spacecraft, which was to take place this afternoon. News • 04 Dec 14
NASA test flight on new spacecraft delayed A rocket glitch has delayed NASA's first test flight of its new spacecraft, which was to take place this afternoon. News • 04 Dec 14
Google signs lease on old NASA airbase Ever-growing Google now has an airport to its name: the Internet giant has signed a 60-year lease to run a NASA airbase that comes with massive hangars for airships. Business • 11 Nov 14
Google signs lease on old NASA airbase Ever-growing Google now has an airport to its name: the Internet giant has signed a 60-year lease to run a NASA airbase that comes with massive hangars for airships. Business • 11 Nov 14
Engine failure may have led to rocket explosion Accident investigators for Orbital Sciences are looking closely at a potential first-stage engine problem after its high-profile rocket launch explosion last Tuesday. News • 31 Oct 14
Engine failure may have led to rocket explosion Accident investigators for Orbital Sciences are looking closely at a potential first-stage engine problem after its high-profile rocket launch explosion last Tuesday. News • 31 Oct 14
Russia offers US help after rocket explodes Russia has offered to help the United States with deliveries to the International Space Station after an unmanned US supply rocket exploded on lift-off. News • 29 Oct 14
Russia offers US help after rocket explodes Russia has offered to help the United States with deliveries to the International Space Station after an unmanned US supply rocket exploded on lift-off. News • 29 Oct 14
Unmanned rocket explodes on launch An unmanned Antares rocket exploded seconds after lift-off from a commercial launch pad in the US state of Virginia, marking the first accident since NASA turned to private operators to deliver cargo to the International Space Station. News • 29 Oct 14
Unmanned rocket explodes on launch An unmanned Antares rocket exploded seconds after lift-off from a commercial launch pad in the US state of Virginia, marking the first accident since NASA turned to private operators to deliver cargo to the International Space Station. News • 29 Oct 14
MAVEN spacecraft arrives at Mars for study mission The US space agency's MAVEN spacecraft has arrived at Mars after a 442 million-mile journey that began nearly a year ago. News • 22 Sep 14
MAVEN spacecraft arrives at Mars for study mission The US space agency's MAVEN spacecraft has arrived at Mars after a 442 million-mile journey that began nearly a year ago. News • 22 Sep 14
Boeing and SpaceX to fly NASA astronauts to ISS NASA is to build commercially owned and operated "space taxis" to fly astronauts to the International Space Station in partnership with Boeing and SpaceX to, ending US dependence on Russia for rides, US Senator Bill Nelson said. News • 16 Sep 14
Boeing and SpaceX to fly NASA astronauts to ISS NASA is to build commercially owned and operated "space taxis" to fly astronauts to the International Space Station in partnership with Boeing and SpaceX to, ending US dependence on Russia for rides, US Senator Bill Nelson said. News • 16 Sep 14
NASA tests technology for future Mars landing NASA sent a saucer-like vehicle high into the sky yesterday to test technology for a future Mars landing, but its parachute tangled when deployed and the spacecraft splashed into the Pacific Ocean. News • 29 Jun 14
NASA tests technology for future Mars landing NASA sent a saucer-like vehicle high into the sky yesterday to test technology for a future Mars landing, but its parachute tangled when deployed and the spacecraft splashed into the Pacific Ocean. News • 29 Jun 14
NASA to let citizen scientists control space probe A group of citizen scientists can take over a 36-year-old de-commissioned robotic space probe that will fly by the Earth in August, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said yesterday. Special Reports • 22 May 14
NASA to let citizen scientists control space probe A group of citizen scientists can take over a 36-year-old de-commissioned robotic space probe that will fly by the Earth in August, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said yesterday. Special Reports • 22 May 14
Jupiter's Great Red Spot shrinking Jupiter's most distinctive feature, a giant red spot bigger than Earth, is shrinking, images from the Hubble Space Telescope released today showed. News • 15 May 14
Jupiter's Great Red Spot shrinking Jupiter's most distinctive feature, a giant red spot bigger than Earth, is shrinking, images from the Hubble Space Telescope released today showed. News • 15 May 14
First Earth-sized planet found in habitable zone The hunt for potential life in outer space has taken a step forward as an international team of researchers has confirmed the existence of the first Earth-sized planet within the "habitable" zone of a star. News • 18 Apr 14
First Earth-sized planet found in habitable zone The hunt for potential life in outer space has taken a step forward as an international team of researchers has confirmed the existence of the first Earth-sized planet within the "habitable" zone of a star. News • 18 Apr 14
NASA cuts ties with Russia over crisis in Ukraine NASA has cut ties with Russia except for cooperation aboard the International Space Station due to the crisis in Ukraine, the US space agency said last night. News • 03 Apr 14
NASA cuts ties with Russia over crisis in Ukraine NASA has cut ties with Russia except for cooperation aboard the International Space Station due to the crisis in Ukraine, the US space agency said last night. News • 03 Apr 14
NASA: Rising temperature trend continued last year The long-term trend of rising global temperatures continued last year, according to NASA. News • 21 Jan 14
NASA: Rising temperature trend continued last year The long-term trend of rising global temperatures continued last year, according to NASA. News • 21 Jan 14
