Missions
Swift Launch Pushed Back a Day
NASA's Swift spacecraft is sitting on top of a Boeing Delta II rocket at Florida's Cape Canaveral, waiting for technical…
Soyuz 2 Test Successful
A Soyuz 2-1a rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia yesterday, completing a test of this modernized version…
Swift Prepares for Flight
In two weeks, NASA's Swift observatory will take to the skies atop a Delta II rocket to scan the Universe…
Frame Dragging Confirmed
When developing his General Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein predicted that the Earth should drag space and time around with…
Deep Impact Arrives in Florida
NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and will now be prepared for its launch.…
Investigators Focus in On a Potential Cause for Genesis Crash
NASA investigators think they might have a potential reason why the Genesis sample return capsule failed to deploy its parachute…
New Mission Will Survey the Entire Sky in Infrared
The closest stars to our Solar System probably haven't been discovered because it's likely they're of a cool, dim class…
Giant Infrared Space Observatory Considered by NASA
NASA is considering a new space-based telescope that would be the equivalent of a 40-metre (120 ft) observatory. The proposed…
Biggest Pinhole Camera Ever
A common science experiment for young kids is to build a pinhole camera. Researchers from the University of Colorado at…
First Genesis Samples Shipped Out
NASA scientists picking through the wreckage of Genesis' capsule have shipped off the first sample to the University of California,…