NASA's existing moon plans grounded in Obama's budget (Roundup)

Feb 1, 2010, 20:14 GMT

Washington - US plans to return to the moon by 2020 were brought back to Earth on Monday as President Barack Obama cut funding in his 2011 budget request for the next generation spacecraft designed to carry astronauts there. ... more

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Endeavour arrives at space station with picture window

Feb 10, 2010, 5:36 GMT

Washington - The space shuttle Endeavour arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday, bringing a new room and a picture window that are to be installed on the station during three spacewalks on the shuttle's 13-day mission. ... more

Massive solar storms subject of new NASA launch (Roundup)

Feb 9, 2010, 21:10 GMT

Washington - NASA planned to launch a solar probe on Wednesday to help unlock more secrets about the sun, whose massive storms affect Earth's weather and can pose danger to Earth dwellers. ... more

Massive solar storms subject of new NASA launch

Feb 9, 2010, 20:20 GMT

Washington - NASA planned to launch a solar probe on Wednesday to help unlock more secrets about the sun, whose massive storms affect Earth's weather and can pose danger to Earth dwellers. ... more

Endeavour heads for space station with picture window (2nd Roundup)

Feb 8, 2010, 16:42 GMT

Washington - The space shuttle Endeavour lit up the Florida coast before dawn Monday as it blasted off for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). ... more

Study shows sharks go their own way

Feb 8, 2010, 10:33 GMT

Sydney - Whenever there is a deadly shark attack in Australia - on average, about once a year - the cry goes up that a rogue fish is on the loose and must be hunted and killed before it strikes again. ... more

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In Pictures: 'Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch'

Feb 8, 2010, 11:07 GMT

In Pictures: Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch
We have added a new set of pictures from the event "Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch". ... more

Death sentence or do-over for NASA's moon ambitions? (News Feature)

Feb 2, 2010, 2:42 GMT

Washington - Has President Barack Obama just shot down NASA's moon ambitions, or given the agency a much-need do-over by killing an unsustainable programme? ... more

2009 YEARENDER: NASA remembers storied past, but looks to uncertain future

Dec 31, 2009, 15:45 GMT

Cape Canaveral, Florida - As the world marked the 40th anniversary of the first human on the moon this year, the future of the space programme that pioneering astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins helped found looks more uncertain than ever. ... more

In Pictures: 'Philippines Mayon Volcano'

Dec 27, 2009, 20:26 GMT

In Pictures: Philippines Mayon Volcano
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Five years after tsunami, warning system still patchy

Dec 13, 2009, 15:52 GMT

   Bangkok/Jakarta - The biggest tragedy of the December 26, 2004 tsunami was that had people been properly warned half an hour in advance, tens of thousands of lives could have been saved. As it was, an estimated 230,000 people died in the disaster. ... more

In Pictures: 'Flame Nebula Taken by the European Southern Observatory'

Dec 11, 2009, 12:16 GMT

In Pictures: Flame Nebula Taken by the European Southern Observatory
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In Pictures: 'Flame Nebula Taken by the European Southern Observatory'

Dec 11, 2009, 11:54 GMT

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