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Published July 20, 2011
There's just one more day in orbit left for the four astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis, the last men and women ever to fly on a NASA shuttle.
Published May 25, 2011
Astronomers have created the most complete 3-D map of our local universe, revealing new details about our place in the cosmos.
Published May 16, 2011
When the space shuttle Endeavour lifts off one last time Monday morning, it won't just be the culmination of the orbiter's career. It will also bring to fruition a 15-year, $2 billion quest to launch a device called the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to space.
Published May 15, 2011
When six astronauts launch into orbit on NASA's space shuttle Endeavour Monday, it will be the last liftoff for the well-traveled orbiter. Endeavour is scheduled to blast off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 8:56 a.m. EDT.
Published May 12, 2011
A squat, insectlike contraption is set to fly untethered for the first time soon in a NASA test of technologies designed to take humans to the moon, Mars or beyond.
Published April 28, 2011
A team of six veteran astronauts, led by commander Mark Kelly, are gearing up to ride the space shuttle Endeavour on its last trip to orbit this week.
Published April 27, 2011
The space shuttle Endeavour is officially "go" to launch on its 25th and last spaceflight this Friday, with NASA expecting record crowds and visit from President Barack Obama to watch the spectacle.
Published April 26, 2011
NASA will launch space shuttle Endeavour on Friday, despite hype of royal wedding earlier that day.
Published April 26, 2011
Upwards of half a million people are expected to crowd Florida's Space Coast Friday, April 29, to watch the space shuttle Endeavour lift off one final time.
Published April 22, 2011
The world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, has set a new world record for colliding two beams of more particles together than ever before.