November 4, 2015 NASA moving ahead with asteroid-capture plan, wants to grab one in 2019 NASA's ambitious plan to capture an asteroid and put it in a stable orbit around the moon for later exploration is moving forward, with the space agency recently offering an update on how the project is progressing.Â
November 4, 2015 Cooling pump on space station shuts down, NASA says NASA said Wednesday it was looking into a problem with a malfunctioning cooling pump on the International Space Station, but there was no immediate danger to the six crewmen on board.
November 3, 2015 Voyager 1 probe has left the solar system, NASA says NASA's Voyager 1 probe has left the solar system, boldly going where no machine has gone before.
November 2, 2015 International Space Station celebrates 15th birthday The International Space Station has plenty to celebrate. Not only did astronaut Scott Kelly set the American record for continuous days in space last week but the space station where he resides turned 15 on Monday.
October 28, 2015 Oxygen discovered on Rosetta comet, stunning scientists Scientists say they have for the first time detected oxygen on a comet, a finding that could upend theories about how the solar system was formed.
October 21, 2015 SKorea to make 3rd attempt to launch rocket on own South Korea said Tuesday it will launch a rocket next month carrying an observation satellite, its third attempt to put a satellite fired from its own territory into orbit.
October 21, 2015 Amazon's Jeff Bezos ready to send new space rocket skyward When it comes to airborne adventures, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos is clearly interested in a lot more than just his Prime Air delivery drone.
October 21, 2015 Astronauts take 2nd spacewalk in 5 days for cable, lube work outside the space station NASA astronauts ventured back outside the International Space Station on Wednesday for more cable work and a lube job.
October 21, 2015 No astronauts, just dummy, aboard SpaceX crew capsule for 1st major launch escape test SpaceX is about to conduct the first major test of its brand new, super-streamlined launch escape system for astronauts.
October 21, 2015 NASA's Kepler spacecraft finds first alien planet of new mission NASA's Kepler space telescope is discovering alien planets again.