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October 21, 2015

NASA details plans to pluck rock off asteroid, explore it

NASA is aiming to launch a rocket to an asteroid in five years and grab a boulder off of it — a stepping stone and training mission for an eventual trip sending humans to Mars. ...

October 21, 2015

NASA must sharpen its space skills, say experts

NASA could lose its lead in the space race to China or Russia if it doesn’t revitalize its workforce, a new study has found.

October 21, 2015

NASA scrubs Orion launch after technical glitches

NASA scrubbed the eagerly-anticipated test flight of its new Orion spacecraft on Thursday morning after experiencing technical glitches.

October 21, 2015

US worries Russia put a 'satellite killer' in space

The U.S. military is among those tracking an object Russia recently sent into space.

October 21, 2015

Scientists ‘confident’ comet lander will wake up again

Scientists are confident that the Philae comet probe, which went into ‘sleep mode’ on Saturday, will ‘wake up’ again when the comet nears the sun.

October 21, 2015

Scientists face agonizing wait on comet probe’s future

After making history Wednesday by landing the first probe on the surface of a comet, European Space Agency scientists now face an agonizing wait to find out whether the Philae lander will continue sending data from 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

October 21, 2015

Risky comet landing by European probe will be '7 hours of terror'

Landing a probe on a comet whizzing through deep space isn't easy, but this week, the European Space Agency (ESA) will attempt to do just that.

October 21, 2015

Orbital Sciences ditches Soviet-era rocket technology

Orbital Sciences announced plans Wednesday to ditch its refurbished Soviet era-rocket technology following the explosion of the company's Antares craft on a NASA launch pad last week.

October 21, 2015

Blast off! NASA app teaches kids about rocket launches

NASA has developed apps to track shooting stars and iPhone games to hunt comets, but its latest app is an educational project aimed at teaching kids all about rocket launches.

October 21, 2015

Space station supply ship exits, now packing 3,500 pounds of trash

A commercial cargo ship has ended its monthlong space station visit.