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
Astronauts install new ISS cooling pump Two NASA astronauts have spent more than seven hours working outside the International Space Station and successfully repaired a critical cooling system. News • 24 Dec 13
Astronauts install new ISS cooling pump Two NASA astronauts have spent more than seven hours working outside the International Space Station and successfully repaired a critical cooling system. News • 24 Dec 13
Astronauts to make space walks to repair ISS Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will begin a series of spacewalks this weekend to repair the orbital outpost's cooling system. News • 18 Dec 13
Astronauts to make space walks to repair ISS Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will begin a series of spacewalks this weekend to repair the orbital outpost's cooling system. News • 18 Dec 13
Lake on Mars may have supported life Evidence of a freshwater lake that may once have supported life has been discovered on Mars. News • 09 Dec 13
Lake on Mars may have supported life Evidence of a freshwater lake that may once have supported life has been discovered on Mars. News • 09 Dec 13
No signs of comet following trip around the Sun A comet's 5.5-million-year journey to the inner solar system has apparently ended during a disastrous trip around the sun, scientists have said. News • 28 Nov 13
No signs of comet following trip around the Sun A comet's 5.5-million-year journey to the inner solar system has apparently ended during a disastrous trip around the sun, scientists have said. News • 28 Nov 13
NASA launches latest mission to Mars NASA has launched its latest mission to Mars, which is devoted to understanding the upper Martian atmosphere. News • 18 Nov 13
NASA launches latest mission to Mars NASA has launched its latest mission to Mars, which is devoted to understanding the upper Martian atmosphere. News • 18 Nov 13
NASA releases composite image of Saturn and Earth NASA has released a stunning new composite image of Saturn, in which its moons, rings, the Earth, Venus and Mars are all visible for the first time. News • 12 Nov 13
NASA releases composite image of Saturn and Earth NASA has released a stunning new composite image of Saturn, in which its moons, rings, the Earth, Venus and Mars are all visible for the first time. News • 12 Nov 13
Hopes for life on Mars fade after methane findings NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has come up empty-handed in its search for methane in the planet's atmosphere, a gas that on Earth is a strong indicator of life. News • 20 Sep 13
Hopes for life on Mars fade after methane findings NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has come up empty-handed in its search for methane in the planet's atmosphere, a gas that on Earth is a strong indicator of life. News • 20 Sep 13
Voyager 1 leaves solar system NASA has confirmed that its Voyager 1 spacecraft has become the first human-made object ever to leave the solar system. News • 12 Sep 13
Voyager 1 leaves solar system NASA has confirmed that its Voyager 1 spacecraft has become the first human-made object ever to leave the solar system. News • 12 Sep 13
NASA Voyager probe enters interstellar space NASA's long-lived Voyager probe crossed into interstellar space last year, becoming the first man-made object to leave the solar system, new research shows. News • 16 Aug 13
NASA Voyager probe enters interstellar space NASA's long-lived Voyager probe crossed into interstellar space last year, becoming the first man-made object to leave the solar system, new research shows. News • 16 Aug 13
NASA releases stunning Saturn hurricane photograph NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured stunning views of a monster hurricane at Saturn's north pole. News • 30 Apr 13
NASA releases stunning Saturn hurricane photograph NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured stunning views of a monster hurricane at Saturn's north pole. News • 30 Apr 13
NASA chief: Pray if big asteroid set to hit Earth NASA chief Charles Bolden has said praying is all anyone could do if a large asteroid was found to be on a collision course with earth. News • 20 Mar 13
NASA chief: Pray if big asteroid set to hit Earth NASA chief Charles Bolden has said praying is all anyone could do if a large asteroid was found to be on a collision course with earth. News • 20 Mar 13
