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'Supermodel' Satellite Head to Space Sunday, March 15th, 2009 - 10:13:47 - Sarah Gingichashvili Europe is set to launch one of its most challenging space missions to date. The Goce satellite will map minute variations in the pull of gravity... read more

Discovery Shuttle Launch Set for Wednesday Monday, March 9th, 2009 - 10:03:27 - Sarah Gingichashvili After several delays, NASA said Friday that space shuttle Discovery is scheduled for launch. Commander Lee Archambault and his six crewmates are now... read more

China's Lunar Probe Lands on Moon Monday, March 2nd, 2009 - 18:05:05 - Sarah Gingichashvili China's first lunar probe landed on the moon in a controlled collision Sunday, marking the first phase of the nation's three-stage moon mission, the... read more

The Moon Reveals Its Weirder Side Sunday, February 15th, 2009 - 09:55:47 - Sarah Gingichashvili Results from the Japanese space agency's SELENE mission to the Moon are revealing details about why the lopsided lump of rock orbiting Earth is so... read more

Next Shuttle Mission: STS-119 Monday, January 12th, 2009 - 09:58:27 - Ehud Rattner In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the joining of space shuttle Discovery, its external fuel tank and solid... read more

Space Shuttle Endeavour Set To Land Sunday Saturday, November 29th, 2008 - 18:12:47 - Anuradha Menon The space shuttle Endeavour crew is expected to complete its mission to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center... read more

Phoenix Lander Silent: Mars Mission Over Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 - 16:02:39 - Ehud Rattner A dust storm and the onset of Martian winter have brought the Phoenix Mars Lander's mission to an end, NASA announced Monday. "We are actually... read more

Hubble's Anomaly Delays NASA's Shuttle Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 - 15:56:59 - Ehud Rattner NASA said Monday that it is delaying its mission to the Hubble Space Telescope until next year because of a serious breakdown of the observatory in... read more

NASA Extends Saturn Mission Saturday, April 19th, 2008 - 10:18:02 - Sarah Gingichashvili NASA says it is extending the international Cassini mission that is touring Saturn and its moons for another two years. The space agency announced... read more

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