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Mar 29, 2013 10:40 PM EDT

Soyuz Spacecraft Makes Six Hour Flight to ISS, Fastest Ever Recorded [VIDEO]

A new Russian-American crew arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) Friday after a fast-track trip from Earth which lasted under six hours and carried three astronauts.

Mar 20, 2013 07:19 PM EDT

Voyager Exits Solar System. Really? Not so Fast

The American Geophysical Union published an article on Wednesday which boldly announced that the Voyager 1 had left our Solar System.

Mar 15, 2013 12:10 AM EDT

Astronauts Stuck in Space Due to Foul Weather in Asia

The freezing rain and fog whipping Central Asia on Thursday has prevented astronauts in space from landing on Earth, NASA announced.

Mar 14, 2013 02:11 PM EDT

Mars Curiosity Rover Team to Receive Smithsonian Award

Following the announcement by NASA that Mars did indeed have conditions sustainable for life, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum said Thursday they will be awarding the team responsible for the successful landing of NASA's Mars Curiosity rover.

Mar 12, 2013 10:54 AM EDT

What did Curiosity Rover Find on Mars: Watch Live Event Here

NASA will be hosting a news conference Tuesday afternoon to announce the latest discoveries from the Curiosity rover on Mars.

Mar 01, 2013 08:16 AM EST

Mars Rover Curiosity Eats First Rock Powder Samples

Mars rover Curiosity has ingested portions of the first samples collected from the inside of a Martian rock.

Feb 26, 2013 06:07 PM EST

Mars Rover Curiosity Collects and Analyzes First Rock Powder [VIDEO]

Mars rover Curiosity has successfully placed two small samples of rock powder into its "compact laboratories" for analysis, rover mission scientists said in a statement on Monday.

Feb 24, 2013 10:09 PM EST

Antares Rocket Engine Test-Fired Before First Launch in March

The new Antares rocket, developed by Orbital Sciences, was fired at Pad-0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on Wallops Island, Virginia. The "hot fire" test of the first stage involved igniting the Antares rocket's dual AJ26 rocket engines for 29 seconds, but while the rocket is securel...

Feb 11, 2013 03:59 PM EST

Launch of Landsat 8 Successful (Picture)

The Atlas-V rocket with the Landsat 8 spacecraft onboard is pictured as it launches on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The spacecraft separated from the rocket 79 minutes after launch and the first signal was received 3 minutes later at a ground station in Svalbard, Norway...

Feb 09, 2013 09:52 PM EST

Robotic Refueling Project of NASA Conducted First Test at ISS (video)

The Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) team of NASA announced a success of the January experiments aboard the ISS and released a video showcasing it and their project. A key achievement was their first-of-its-kind demonstration of robotic fluid transfer in space, an objective they hope will help the d...

Feb 08, 2013 09:59 PM EST

NASA Launches Mission to Help Assess Asteroid Impact Threat

NASA is launching a mission to help predict the orbit of future asteroids.

Feb 07, 2013 04:40 PM EST

Huge Scientific Satellite Landsat is Prepared For Launch (Picture)

On the picture technicians are seen encapsulating NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) satellite in its payload fairing in the Astrotech processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.