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October 21, 2015

Iran mulls Persian cat as next animal astronaut

Iran's hunt for its next animal astronaut may turn to the distinctive and locally named Persian cat, an official said Monday, in another possible step by the country's ambitious aerospace program that has also raised Western concerns about spillover military applications.

October 21, 2015

Hubble telescope helps solve galaxy-evolution mystery

New observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have helped astronomers crack a longstanding puzzle about galaxy evolution.

October 21, 2015

Blast off! Chinese astronauts launch into orbit

A Chinese rocket roared into space Tuesday carrying a crew of three is on its way to the nation's space module orbiting Earth.

October 21, 2015

Farming on Mars? NASA ponders food supply for 2030 mission

To establish a sustainable settlement on Earth's solar system neighbor, space travelers will have to learn how to grow food on Mars, experts say.

October 21, 2015

In Texas, a spaceport struggles to soar

Texas space aficionados hope rockets will someday be launched into orbit from a beachside site near the U.S.-Mexico border, but a tight state budget and a previously frustrated attempt to land such a spaceport could complicate efforts.

October 21, 2015

Japan delivers whiskey to space station ... just a bit for research purposes only

Spirits arrived at the International Space Station on Monday. Not the ghostly ones, but the kind you drink -- distilled spirits.

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.