May 2, 2016 Space probe launched to study northern lights NASA and Utah State University successfully launched a probe into the northern lights early on Wednesday.
May 2, 2016 NASA marks space disaster anniversaries with day of remembrance NASA is honoring its fallen astronauts with a special day of remembrance Wednesday.
May 2, 2016 1-year space station mission may pave NASA's way to Mars The first crew to embark on a yearlong International Space Station mission could help NASA get to Mars.
May 2, 2016 After 17 years in orbit, how durable is the International Space Station? Even though the ammonia leak that forced a partial evacuation of the International Space Station’s U.S. section on Wednesday proved to be a false alarm, the news did raise questions on the station’s durability.
May 2, 2016 Astronauts close to moving into space station for year An American astronaut and Russian cosmonaut are just two months shy of launching to the International Space Station for an entire year. Already, though, scientists are clamoring for additional long-term subjects.
May 2, 2016 NASA investigates building a cloud city on Venus Just like out of a “Star Wars” movie, NASA is investigating the possibility of building a blimp-suspended city in the clouds high above Venus' searing-hot surface.
May 2, 2016 Has Europe's long-lost Beagle 2 Mars lander been found? The U.K. Space Agency is holding a news conference Friday (Jan. 16) about Europe's Beagle 2 Mars lander, prompting speculation that the probe has finally been found more than 11 years after dropping off scientists' radar during its journey to the Red Planet.
May 2, 2016 6 evacuate US part of space station; NASA says all are safe Astronauts hurriedly evacuated the U.S. section of the International Space Station and moved to its Russian module after a coolant problem emerged Wednesday, but Russian and U.S. officials insisted all six crew were not in any danger.
May 2, 2016 SpaceX deserves praise for audacious rocket landing attempt, say experts SpaceX may have narrowly failed in its audacious attempt to land a booster rocker on an ocean barge, although experts say the space company deserves praise for coming so close to achieving its goal.
May 2, 2016 Outside the spacecraft: Smithsonian celebrates 50 years of spacewalks The Smithsonian is inviting the public to take a stroll through half a century of spacewalks.