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Secretive X-37B Military Space Plane Launch May Be Delayed by GlitchThe unmanned X-37B is ready to fly, but its Oct. 25 launch may be pushed back by an investigation into a rocket glitch.
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New Rules for Meteorite Hunters UnveiledThe new directives cover all space rocks found on public lands.
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Private Space Travel Gets a Big Boost in CaliforniaCalifornia Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed a bill Friday (Sept. 21) to limit liability for private spaceflight companies.
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One Red Cent: Curiosity Rover Totes Penny on MarsThe six-wheeled robot is carrying a 1909 Lincoln penny for use as a calibration target.
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US Scientists to Use Chinese Moon Lander for Space ResearchChina's planned moon lander will be used for astronomy, too, through a new deal signed by a U.S. research group.
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Ping Pong Ball 'Satellites' Have Balloon Ride to Edge of SpaceOne thousand ping pong balls are headed to the edge of space … for science.
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Super-Close Asteroid Flyby Reveals Space Rock SecretsThe asteroid 2012 KT42 was the sixth-closest asteroid encounter on record.
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World's 1st Private Deep-Space Telescope to Hunt Dangerous AsteroidsThe Sentinel Space Telescope is a private asteroid-hunting observatory planned by the B612 Foundation.
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Hundreds of Meteorites Uncovered in AntarcticaA team of scientists was shivering but productive over a month-long stay.
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Crash of Falling Russian Spacecraft Imminent, Experts SayRussia's doomed Mars probe Phobos-Grunt will fall to Earth between Jan. 15 and 16.
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Makers of Tiny Satellites View Space Station as Launch PadSmall spacecraft called CubeSats could be studied and launched from the International Space Station.
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Titanic Discoverer Charts New Sea AdventuresRobert Ballard speaks on future of deep sea exploration and archaeology.
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Moon Microbe Mystery Finally SolvedWhen the Apollo 12 crew returned pieces of a moon probe to Earth, scientists found microbes from Earth inside.
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Huge Asteroid to Pass Near Earth in NovemberThis space rock won't hit Earth, but it'll be one close call.
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Grains of Asteroid Dust Get a Good Going-Over in JapanJapanese scientists over the moon about asteroid samples returned by the Hayabusa probe.
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U.S. Military in Talks to Share Fireball DataSecret U.S. military satellites perform vital national security roles for reconnaissance, but they also spot fireballs in Earth's atmosphere.
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Asteroid Threat Early Warning System ProposedScientists are taking a hard look at a proposal to keep a high-tech, yet low-cost, eye on the heavens for threatening asteroids.
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Major Milestones Ahead for New Mexico Spaceport
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Asteroid's Martian Impact: What Might Happen
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International Robotic Rivalry in Space
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Private Firm Launches Test Shot From Spaceport America
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Private Company Accepts Google Lunar X Prize Challenge
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Space Entrepreneurs Wait for that 'Netscape Moment'
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Satellite Sleuth Closes in on Noah's Ark MysteryHigh on Mt. Ararat in eastern Turkey, there is a baffling mountain-side “anomaly,†a feature that one researcher claims may be something of biblical proportions.
