Second STS-133 spacewalk completed
Posted: Thu, Mar 3 7:53 AM ET (1253 GMT)
Two astronauts spent over six hours outside the International Space Station on Wednesday on the second and final spacewalk of the STS-133 mission. Steve...

Computer model explains low solar activity
Posted: Thu, Mar 3 7:40 AM ET (1240 GMT)
Scientists said a new computer model can explain why the Sun had a low level of activity in recent years. In a paper published in...

Leonardo installed on ISS
Posted: Wed, Mar 2 7:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
A module that has previously been used to ferry cargo to and from the ISS has now been permanently installed on the station. STS-133...

Glory launch rescheduled
Posted: Wed, Mar 2 7:41 AM ET (1241 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday that the launch of its Glory climate satellite has been rescheduled for this Friday. Glory is now planned for launch on a...

Spacewalkers complete first STS-133 EVA
Posted: Tue, Mar 1 6:37 AM ET (1137 GMT)
Two astronauts overcame a glitch with the International Space Station's robotic arm to complete a spacewalk on Monday. Steve Bowen and Al Drew spent...

Researchers sign contracts for suborbital spaceflights
Posted: Tue, Mar 1 6:22 AM ET (1122 GMT)
A research organization announced Monday that it has purchased tickets from two commercial suborbital vehicle operators to fly its scientists into space to carry out...

Discovery docks with ISS
Posted: Sun, Feb 27 10:31 AM ET (1531 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station for the final time on Saturday. Discovery docked with the Harmony module of the station...

Russia launches navigation satellite
Posted: Sat, Feb 26 10:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a GLONASS navigation satellite on Saturday. The Soyuz-2.1 rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at...

Glory launch postponed to March
Posted: Fri, Feb 25 7:16 AM ET (1216 GMT)
NASA has pushed back the launch of a climate satellite until next month to work out problems that caused a launch scrub earlier this week....

Discovery launches on its final mission
Posted: Thu, Feb 24 9:39 PM ET (0239 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery lifted off Thursday afternoon on its final scheduled mission, overcoming a last-minute range issue that threatened to scrub the launch....