Endeavour launch could be rescheduled Posted: Thu, Apr 5 10:55 AM ET (1455 GMT) NASA is considering rescheduling the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour later this month to avoid a "traffic jam" at the International Space Station, but... NASA still grappling with space station cost overrun Posted: Wed, Apr 4 2:44 PM ET (1844 GMT) NASA administrator Dan Goldin told members of the House Science Committee Wednesday that agency is still coming to terms with the effects $4 billion overrun... NASA cancels next astronaut class Posted: Wed, Apr 4 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT) NASA has canceled plans to select a new astronaut class later this year, the first such cancellation in over a decade, NASA officials confirmed this... No compromise reached on Tito flight Posted: Wed, Apr 4 10:19 AM ET (1419 GMT) A US-Russian working group was unable to reach an agreement last week regarding the flight late this month of California millionaire Dennis Tito. A... Sun unleashes biggest flare ever recorded Updated: Tue, Apr 3 5:39 PM ET (2139 GMT) Originally Posted: Tue, Apr 3 11:06 AM ET (1506 GMT) The most powerful solar flare ever recorded was detected late Monday, but astronomers said that it should not pose a major threat to the Earth.... Distant supernova confirms accelerating universe Posted: Tue, Apr 3 1:36 AM ET (0536 GMT) The most distant supernova yet discovered has provided new evidence that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, astronomers said Monday. The supernova, designated... ISS crew says they'd welcome Tito aboard Posted: Sat, Mar 31 1:40 PM ET (1840 GMT) The three members of the Expedition Two crew aboard the International Space Station said Friday they would welcome California millionaire Dennis Tito if visits the... Solar storms erupt from giant sunspot Posted: Fri, Mar 30 2:33 PM ET (1933 GMT) The largest sunspot region in a decade is generating storms that will have at least a modest effect on the Earth for the next several... Jupiter's radiation belts stronger than expected Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2:22 PM ET (1922 GMT) Belts of charged particles surrounding Jupiter are more powerful than previously estimated, a finding that could spell trouble for future spacecraft missions to the giant... Europe goes on a satellite shopping spree in America Posted: Thu, Mar 29 11:35 AM ET (1635 GMT) European companies announced Wednesday a number of deals to purchase American satellites and even entire satellite companies. The biggest of the deals, announced to coincide... |
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