Cassini to make close pass of Enceladus
Posted: Wed, Mar 12 5:34 AM ET (0934 GMT)
NASA's Cassini spacecraft will pass within 50 kilometers of the surface of the Saturnian moon Enceladus on Wednesday on a flyby that scientists hope...

Shuttle lifts off on mission to ISS
Posted: Tue, Mar 11 7:18 AM ET (1118 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour lifted off early Tuesday on a mission to deliver a laboratory module and robotic arm system to the International Space Station....

South Korea changes astronaut for April mission
Posted: Mon, Mar 10 1:23 PM ET (1723 GMT)
South Korean officials have replaced the man who was scheduled to be the first Korean in space with his alternate after he broke rules during...

Europe launches first ATV to ISS
Posted: Sun, Mar 9 9:24 AM ET (1324 GMT)
The European Space Agency successfully launched its first automated cargo spacecraft, carrying supplies for the International Space Station, on Saturday night. An Ariane 5 ES...

Countdown begins for Endeavour launch
Posted: Sat, Mar 8 2:51 PM ET (1951 GMT)
NASA started the countdown early Saturday morning for the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour on its mission to the International Space Station. The countdown...

Ancient lakebed found on Mars
Posted: Fri, Mar 7 5:26 AM ET (1026 GMT)
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft has taken images of what scientists believe is an ancient lakebed that could have once supported life. Images...

Cassini detects evidence for rings around Saturn moon
Posted: Fri, Mar 7 5:09 AM ET (1009 GMT)
A moon of the planet Saturn may have a faint ring around it, possibly composed of the remnants of a collision with a comet or...

First ATV cleared for launch
Posted: Thu, Mar 6 4:58 AM ET (0958 GMT)
The first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), a European cargo spacecraft, was cleared Wednesday for a launch this weekend to the ISS. The spacecraft, named Jules...

MRO images Martian avalanche
Posted: Tue, Mar 4 6:19 AM ET (1119 GMT)
A NASA spacecraft has taken the first images of an avalanche taking place on the surface of Mars. The images, taken by a high-resolution...

NASA releases new images of lunar south pole
Posted: Sat, Mar 1 2:56 PM ET (1956 GMT)
NASA this week released the highest resolution images to date of the south polar regions of the Moon, an area considered to the most likely...