Space Exploration News Articles |
NASA scientists say that snow is falling on Mars. The Phoenix Lander collected data presented the findings. Phoenix is now on its fifth month of space exploration on Mars. |
NASA has delayed the upcoming launch of the Atlantis space shuttle to repair the Hubble space telescope. NASA said the Hubble developed a problem storing and transmitting data. Atlantis had been scheduled to lift-off on October 14. |
SpaceX has launched an affordable commercial rocket on Sunday. Space Exploration Technologies Corp sent its two-stage Falcon 1 into orbit carrying a 364 pound dummy payload. |
Chinese officials introduced a three-man crew on Wednesday. The mission will last about three days. China will conduct its first space walk with help by Russian technicians. |
The Mars Rover Opportunity is traveling to a crater far bigger than one it has called home for two years. The rover is well past its original three-month life expectancy. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said it could take two years to reach its destination. |
NASA says the next space shuttle Atlantis mission is on schedule. Atlantis is scheduled to lift off on October 8 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. |
Iran wants to send a manned rocket into space in the next 10 years. Iran's space agency said the exact date would be announced sometime this year. |
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has stumped planetary scientists. Saturn's moon unveils possible icequakes that grind its frozen crust. Enceladus is known as Saturn's geyser-spewing mystery moon. |
NASA has ended plans to replace its space shuttles with the new Orion spaceship by 2013. The agency said its decision was based on a lack of funding. |
NASA became the National Air and Space Act on July 29, 1958. |
Future explorations on Mars have doubts due to economic budget cuts and political pressure. |
NASA launches high-tech GLAST telescope which features gamma rays to look deeper into the universe. |
Google's Sergey Brin will make the first private space flight to the International Space Station in 2011. |
The Phoenix lander has scooped up its first sample of Martian dirt to kick off a science mission of searching for water or signs of life. |
First dig by the Phoenix Lander was delayed Wednesday due to a communications glitch. |
Google signs 40-year lease to guarantee office space with NASA. |
International Space Station's Toilet Out of Order. |
Mars Phoenix Lander was unable to accept commands from NASA. |
The Mars Phoenix Lander has completed its 422 million-mile journey. |
NASA has postponed two shuttle missions. The final repair for the Hubble Space Telescope has been delayed. |
New images might support the idea that climate change is under way on planet Jupiter. |
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander completes 10 month journey. It will land near the north pole of the Red Planet. |
A UFO was scene in Phoenix Monday night. Local residents reported lights in the sky following by jets racing toward them. |
Recent photos taken on Phobos suggest that the Mars moon is rich in water.
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A mission to Mars and a plan to fly people to the moon might be in jeapardy. |
The Jules Verne cargo ship has docked with the International Space Station Thursday, carrying tons of needed supplies. |
Space Shuttle Endeavour and its crew are making final preparations for their return to Earth. |
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