July 2, 2010
NASA delays end of shuttle program until next year
NASA announced Thursday that it would move the final launch of the space shuttle program to February. The reason: delays in processing a final load of spare parts for the International Space Station.
June 29, 2010
Obama calls for international cooperation in space
President Obama underscored his desire to turn space into a place for peace on Monday, releasing a policy paper that advocated international science missions and opened the door for future treaties that could limit space junk and weapons above Earth.
June 16, 2010
Orbiting telescope spots possible planets
In only its first 43 days of operation, NASA's Kepler orbiting telescope has identified 706 potential planets circling other stars, the agency said Tuesday.
June 15, 2010
Lennar home buyers can rent their solar equipment
One of the country's largest home builders is offering a new financing option that could make it easier for people to afford solar-powered homes.
June 11, 2010
Comets may be 'aliens' from way outer space, study finds
Some of the most famous comets — like Halley and Hale-Bopp — may have originated in other solar systems, an international team of astronomers says — much farther away than they previously imagined.
9:18 PM PDT, May 19, 2010
Supernova is rich in calcium
Scientists have identified a type of supernova, or exploding star, that produces unusually large amounts of calcium — enough perhaps to explain the abundance of that element in the universe and in our bones.
3:13 PM PDT, May 7, 2010
Scientists weigh in on Hawking's alien warning
Famed physicist Stephen Hawking set off chatter in the scientific community in late April when he posited the existence of intelligent aliens on his new TV series, "Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking" —adding that it would be best for human beings to avoid contact with them.
May 6, 2010
Guenter Wendt dies at 86; storied overseer of early NASA space flights
John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, dubbed Guenter Wendt "The Pad Fuehrer."
March 31, 2010
Large Hadron Collider rewards scientists watching at Caltech
The Large Hadron Collider near Geneva succeeded early Tuesday in smashing subatomic particles together at more than three times the highest levels previously recorded, eliciting cheers from a crowd watching at Caltech and pushing two sometimes-separate strains of particle physicists together in what is likely to be a show of things to come.
12:55 PM PST, March 4, 2010
Scientists settle on single-asteroid hit as culprit in dinosaurs' demise
It's official: The extinction of the dinosaurs and a host of other species 65.5 million years ago was caused by a massive asteroid that crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, creating worldwide havoc, an international team of researchers said Thursday.
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