NASA turns off malfunctioning Mars Odyssey instrument
Posted: Tue, Aug 21 11:39 AM ET (1539 GMT)
Problems with a radiation detector on NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft have caused project officials to turn off the instrument at least temporarily, JPL...

Shuttle undocks from station
Posted: Mon, Aug 20 5:05 PM ET (2105 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station Monday morning, preparing to return to Earth with the station's old crew. Discovery undocked...

H-2A launch may be delayed again
Posted: Mon, Aug 20 10:58 AM ET (1458 GMT)
A faulty valve may delay Saturday's inaugural launch of Japan's H-2A booster, according to a report published Monday. AFP reported that an...

UK opens bidding for near Earth objects center
Posted: Mon, Aug 20 10:49 AM ET (1449 GMT)
The British National Space Centre (BNSC) announced Monday it is accepting bids to host a national center to educate the public on the hazards of...

Astronauts finish second spacewalk
Posted: Sun, Aug 19 9:47 AM ET (1347 GMT)
Two shuttle astronauts completed the second of two spacewalks outside the International Space Station Saturday. Astronauts Pat Forrester and Dan Berry worked outside ISS for...

New ISS commander takes over, second spacewalk set
Posted: Sat, Aug 18 1:37 PM ET (1737 GMT)
Astronaut Frank Culbertson officially took command of the International Space Station on Friday during a change-of-command ceremony on the station. Expedition Two commander...

Astronauts complete spacewalk
Posted: Fri, Aug 17 11:06 AM ET (1506 GMT)
Two astronauts conducted a six-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station Thursday, installing equipment and experiments to the exterior of the orbiting facility. Astronauts...

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...