Space Agencies : Discovery News

Russian Mars Spacecraft Reentry Imminent

Posted Sun Jan 15, 2012 04:47 AM ET | 0

The stranded Phobos-Grunt probe will likely reenter Earth's atmosphere late on Sunday. Read more

Armstrong to NASA: You're Embarrassing

Posted Thu Sep 22, 2011 03:39 PM ET | 0

The first man on the moon has spoken out against NASA saying the U.S. space agency is in an 'embarrassing' state. Read more

Man in Space: 3D Photos

Posted Tue Aug 2, 2011 02:47 PM ET | 0

Relive these historic space moments as though you were there -- in 3D! Read more

Space Station to Be Sunk After 2020

Posted Wed Jul 27, 2011 08:03 AM ET | 0

The large complex would pose a space debris risk if left in orbit after its life cycle. Read more

Skylon Spaceplane Finally Gets Approval

Posted Thu May 26, 2011 02:16 PM ET | 0

British and European space agencies have given the go ahead for the development of a reusable spaceplane that's been under development for 30 years. Read more

Scuttled Spaceships: NASA's Failed Fliers: Slide Show

Posted Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:00 AM ET | 0

NASA's doesn't yet have a replacement for its space shuttle, but that doesn't mean the agency hasn't tried. Read more

50 Years After Yuri Gagarin, Mars Beckons

Posted Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:17 AM ET | 0

Human space flight began with the April 12, 1961 launch of Yuri Gagarin. Could Mars be the next big destination? Read more

Still Adventures in Space, Obama to Assure

Posted Thu Apr 15, 2010 03:37 AM ET | 0

President Obama plans to pitch his plan to combine public and private flights to take smaller space journeys with Mars as a gradual destination goal. Read more

NASA Looks for Partnership in Mars Exploration : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 9, 2009 08:05 AM ET

Massive budget cuts have forced NASA to reach out to other countries for Mars exploration support. Read more

Mars to NASA: Forget Water, Follow the Methane

Posted by Irene Klotz Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:58 AM ET | 0

For years, NASA has been diligently following the footsteps of water on Mars to try to figure out how the planet transformed from a warm and ocean-rich world to the cold and dry desert it is today. Read more

Space Tourist Argues for More Access to Space Centers: Discovery News

Posted Mon Oct 27, 2008 08:00 AM ET

Government space agencies like NASA, Roscosmos and others need to give private entrepreneurs broader access to the orbiting station and encourage private space travel, the latest U.S. space tourist said Monday. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Wed Mar 12, 2008 06:03 AM ET

The unmanned Cassini spacecraft is set to zip through the mysterious geysers on Enceladus, sampling their chemical makeup. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Wed Dec 26, 2007 06:57 AM ET

While great nations fretted over coal, oil and global warming, one of the smallest at the U.N. climate conference was looking toward the heavens for its energy. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Thu Dec 13, 2007 09:35 AM ET

Saturn's shimmering rings may be as old as the solar system, scientists said Wednesday, debunking earlier theories that the rings were formed during the dinosaur age. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Mon Nov 19, 2007 06:03 AM ET

At long last, an exercise program that even the couchiest of potatoes can rally around. A NASA study to assess effective exercise regimes for astronauts living without gravity has found that even the bed-bound can keep muscle from atrophying with a... Read more