Space shuttle Endeavour docks with ISS Harmony node

The space shuttle Endeavour has successfully docked with the ISS (International Space Station) Harmony node. According to NASA, Commander Mark Polansky docked Endeavour at 1:47 p.m. EDT while flying approximately 220 miles above the Gulf of Carpentaria, off the north coast of Australia.

Lost moon landing tapes dusted off and restored

We've all done it - taped over our wedding video, or our childrens' first steps. But those tapes weren't of international importance.

Endeavour crew checks heat shield

NASA remains tight light about a possible damage to the space shuttle, which may have been caused by falling debris during yesterday’s launch. However, NASA said that the shuttle crew is inspecting the heat shield, which should be completed by about 6:30 p.m. EDT.

Endeavour launch marred by falling debris

The space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven astronauts have reached orbit after a successful launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The near perfect liftoff was slightly marred by several pieces of debris falling off the external fuel tank onto the orbiter.

NASA hopes for Wednesday shuttle launch

There is a 60% chance that Endeavour will liftoff to its STS-127 mission on Wednesday, NASA said.

Mars simulation aims to study astronauts' performance

Yesterday, six Russian and European astronauts walked out of an isolation chamber after 105 days carrying out a simulated Mars mission.

Herschel delivers spectacular first pictures

Herschel has started making test observations with all its instruments, and the first pictures are in.

NASA preps space shuttle Endeavour for Saturday launch

NASA has confirmed that launch countdown operations for the space shuttle Endeavour remain on schedule. The shuttle is expected to lift off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Saturday at 7:39 p.m. EDT.

Supernovae are most distant ever detected

Cosmologists have discovered two supernovae further away than any previously detected, by using a new technique that could help find other dying stars at the edge of the universe.

Space program should focus on Earth, NRC tells Obama

The US civil space program should focus more on looking after the Earth, the National Research Council (NRC) has warned.

Conditions on Mars were once right for life

Mars is a lot like Earth, from its landscape and soil right down to its snowy weather, data from the Phoenix lander reveals. 

Ariane takes giant comms satellite into space

US company Terrestar used an Ariane rocket to blast the world's biggest commercial satellite into space.

New type of black hole discovered

A new class of black hole, more than 500 times the mass of the Sun, has been discovered.

Weather satellite lifts off a day late

The US's latest weather satellite was successfully launched on Saturday from Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Erupting volcano snapped from space

The crew of the International Space Station have taken photographs of an erupting volcano.

Does Saturn's moon have a salty ocean?

There's a salty ocean on Saturn's moon Enceladus that could possibly harbor life - or there isn't. It depends which of two reports you prefer.

The little green men are innocent

In a blow to conspiracy theorists everywhere, new evidence has shown that the 1908 Tunguska explosion was caused not by an alien spaceship but by a comet.

Last pictures released as moon probe crash-lands

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) has released the final images taken by its lunar explorer Kaguya as it fell to destruction on the moon.

Herschel snaps sneak preview

Impatient astronomers at the European Space Agency (ESA) have taken some sneak pics with the Herschel telescope, snapping a first set of images weeks before engineers have even finished commissioning the device.

Ocam is readied to photograph exoplanets

The world's fastest and most sensitive astronomical camera is taking its first pictures.