New study supports collision model of lunar formation Posted: Fri, Aug 17 10:54 AM ET (1454 GMT) A paper published this week lends new credence to the proposal that a giant impact early in the history of the solar system formed the... Astronomers discover Sun-like solar system Posted: Thu, Aug 16 11:26 AM ET (1526 GMT) Astronomers have discovered a solar system that is the most similar to our own found to date. Astronomers announced Wednesday the discovery of a second... FUSE finds evidence of swarm of comets around young star Posted: Thu, Aug 16 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT) A nearby young star may be surrounded by millions of comets, astronomers announced this week. In a paper published in Thursday's issue of the... Russian commercialization deal could be setback for Enterprise Posted: Wed, Aug 15 11:12 AM ET (1512 GMT) An agreement by the Russian space agency Rosaviakosmos to commercialize the Russian segment of the International Space Station could be a setback for one joint... "Marsplane" glider completes successful test flight Posted: Wed, Aug 15 10:59 AM ET (1459 GMT) A glider that is a prototype of a future Mars aircraft made a successful test flight last week in Oregon, NASA officials announced this week.... ISS crew transfer completed Posted: Mon, Aug 13 8:56 PM ET (0056 GMT) The old and new International Space Station crews swapped placed Monday while shuttle astronauts attached a cargo module to the station. The Expedition Three crew... Genesis on course, performing well Posted: Mon, Aug 13 8:36 PM ET (0036 GMT) NASA's Genesis spacecraft is working well and is on course after performing a short maneuver Friday, project officials said. Genesis, launched Wednesday afternoon from... Discovery docks with ISS Posted: Sun, Aug 12 7:07 PM ET (2307 GMT) The space shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station on schedule Sunday afternoon. Discovery docked with the station at 2:42 pm EDT (1842... Discovery lifts off Posted: Fri, Aug 10 7:24 PM ET (2324 GMT) The space shuttle Discovery lifted off Friday afternoon on mission STS-105, leaving five minutes early to avoid approaching thunderstorms. Discovery lifted off at 5:... Report: U.S. and Russia reach agreement on space station tourism Posted: Fri, Aug 10 2:09 PM ET (1809 GMT) NASA and Rosaviakosmos have completed a tentative agreement that would allow more commercial space tourists to visit the International Space Station, the Washington Post reported... |
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