Storms threaten Friday space shuttle launch
Science Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
A wave of tropical storms heading toward Kennedy Space Center threatens to delay the last launch of NASA’s space shuttle program Friday morning
Florida fishermen pick up dying giant squid
Science Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
A dying giant squid was picked up by a fishing boat in Florida on Sunday
NASA spacecraft nears giant asteroid for one-year study
Science Saturday, June 25th, 2011
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is on track to begin the first extended visit to a large asteroid. The mission expects to go into orbit around Vesta on July 16
Mercury images provide new details about planet’s origin, makeup
Science Friday, June 17th, 2011
Data gathered from a spacecraft currently orbiting Mercury has provided some fascinating information about the planet’s surface, composition, and activities
Satellite sets sail to survey saltiness of Earth’s oceans
Science Friday, June 10th, 2011
A new satellite conceived through unique international collaborations was launched today to map the planet’s salty seas from space
Endeavour ends final mission with smooth landing
Science Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
Signaling the beginning of the end for NASA’s storied shuttle program, the Endeavour plunged back to Earth today, closing out its 25th and final flight
NASA aims for July 8 launch of last-ever shuttle flight
Science Friday, May 20th, 2011
NASA said Friday it is aiming to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on July 8 for the last-ever flight of the 30-year-old American shuttle program
Space station receives premier physics experiment
Science Thursday, May 19th, 2011
The Endeavour astronauts installed a $2 billion cosmic ray detector on the International Space Station Thursday
First habitable planet confirmed by French scientists
Science Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
A red dwarf star 20 light-years away is again providing hints that it hosts the first definitively habitable planet outside our Solar System
NASA repairs shuttle problem, sets May 16 launch
Science Monday, May 9th, 2011
NASA on Monday cleared space shuttle Endeavour for a second launch attempt on May 16 to deliver a pioneering physics experiment and spare parts