The new Ares rocket, designed to replace the space shuttle fleet, was tested for the first time at Cape Canaveral.
European astronomers announced they had found 32 new planets orbiting stars outside our solar system.
Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte said his return to Earth in a space capsule was the ride of his lifetime.
Two U.S. spacecraft were crashed into a lunar crater on a mission to search for supplies of water on the Moon.
Scientists have spotted a huge new ring around Saturn—the largest planetary ring seen yet in the solar system.
Journal 'Science' presented clear evidence of water, likely frozen, on the desert surfaces of both the Moon and Mars.
The space shuttle Discovery crew had to fire steering rockets on Friday to dodge a piece of space debris.
Getting humans to Mars will require medical research on the Space Station through at least 2020.
The space shuttle Discovery launched early on Saturday, carrying supplies to the International Space Station.
NASA delayed liftoff of the space shuttle Discovery because of a problem with a valve in its fuel tank.