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/ 23 September 2011
A satellite the size of a bus is set to tumble to Earth by early Saturday, showering pieces over an as yet unknown part of the planet, says Nasa.
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/ 20 September 2011
Nasa plans to spend $1.6-billion over the next two years bolstering industry efforts to develop space taxis, officials said on Monday.
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/ 14 September 2011
Nasa announced on Wednesday the design plans for the rocket of its next generation spacecraft for carrying astronauts into deep space.
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/ 7 September 2011
A top US space scientist has pleaded guilty to attempted espionage for selling secret material to an undercover agent he thought was an Israeli spy.
Nasa is making plans to leave the International Space Station unmanned for a few days in case the Russian rocket can’t be fixed before mid-November.
Nasa’s upcoming mission to Jupiter can’t get much greener than this: a solar-powered, windmill-shaped spacecraft called Juno.
A Nasa satellite was hoisted aboard an Atlas 5 rocket on Wednesday in preparation for launch on a mission to the heart of Jupiter
Nasa announced details of plans on Friday to determine if Mars has or ever had the ingredients for life.
Cigars were passed around, flowers brightened desktops and Nasa employees hugged, laughed and cried after the shuttle Atlantis landed one final time.
<em>Atlantis</em> astronauts finished packing more than two tonnes of old equipment and trash on Sunday for the last shuttle ride back to Earth.
The future of space exploration is put on ice as Nasa retires its shuttle fleet.
Nasa is tracking a piece of Soviet space debris that could collide with the International Space Station (ISS), the US space agency said on Sunday.
Atlantis blazed a path into history this afternoon when it blasted off on the last-ever mission of the 30-year-old US space shuttle programme.
Cape Canaveral downpours could postpone shuttle’s final mission by up to 10 days, warns Nasa weather expert.
US astronaut Mark Kelly, who commanded <i>Endeavour</i>’s final flight has announced his retirement to help his wife Gabrielle Giffords recover.
Nasa’s Voyager spacecraft, wandering in deep space, have discovered that the outer edge of the solar system is "a lot like a ballerina’s skirt".
Space shuttle Endeavour departed the International Space Station late on Sunday, clearing the way for a final cargo run to the outpost.
A new spacecraft to take humans into deep space will be based on designs for the Orion exploration vehicle and built by Lockheed Martin, says Nasa.
The US space shuttle Endeavour is poised to launch on Friday, for the penultimate flight for Nasa’s 30-year program.
A Nasa scientist has stirred up debate over life elsewhere in the cosmos after claiming to have found tiny fossils of alien bugs inside meteorites.
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/ 24 February 2011
NASA delayed the launch of the Glory Earth observation satellite until Friday, due to a glitch, less than 15 minutes before it was to be launched,
Nasa has officially called it quits for the Mars landing craft <i>Phoenix</i>, two years after the stationary probe touched down.
Astronomers say they are on the verge of finding planets like Earth orbiting other stars, a key step in determining if we are alone in the universe.
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/ 20 October 2009
Prosecutors say a scientist who worked on the cutting edge of moon exploration has been caught trying to sell classified secrets.
Nasa is preparing a violent return to the moon on Friday as part of a mission to send a satellite and a rocket booster crashing into the surface.
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/ 25 September 2009
Nasa’s plans to establish a human outpost on the moon have received a surprise boost following the discovery of large amounts of water on its surface.
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/ 16 September 2009
Nasa’s given up. But there is no shortage of scientists eager to take the next giant leap: a no-return mission to Mars.
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/ 5 September 2009
When it comes to grabbing a bite to eat, the International Space Station is living up to its first name.
Space experts tell US President Barack Obama that Nasa will have to scrap lunar and Mars missions without a big increase in budget.
Koichi Wakata was still getting used to gravity, though it wasn’t going to stop him from diving into a deluge of sushi.
Nasa has some advice for the elite Navy diver-turned-astronaut whose first spacewalk was cut short because of an air issue: Breathe easily.
When it comes to sneezing in a spacesuit while in space, it is best to aim well. That’s the advice spacewalker David Wolf offered on Tuesday.