Nasa Has Plans a, B for Nos. 1, 2
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By Tom Angleberger   tomangleberger@yahoo.com  Q: How do astronauts go to the bathroom in space?  -- Barbara Myers, Roanoke  A: Believe it or not, I actually have a friend who is quite knowledgeable on this subject.
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The US space agency Nasa announces details of a mission to give the Hubble space telescope a major boost.
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The U.S. space agency is planning a mission to better understand a mysterious form of energy in the cosmos and an ambitious unmanned journey to the outer solar system, NASA officials said.
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By awarding the contract for the next generation, Orion space exploration vehicle to Lockheed Martin, NASA finally got something right. But will Washington have the political will to complete the trip
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NASA on Thursday moved up the next scheduled space shuttle mission by two days to give Endeavour more chances to lift off during what looks to be a busy month.
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NASA is readying a mission to the dwarf planet Ceres and its asteroid cousin Vesta.
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A new report released by an American Physical Society (APS) Special Committee on NASA Funding for Astrophysics has questioned the space agency's Moon, Mars and Beyond initiative. The APS assessment warns that t  he cost of overcoming technological challenges to make real the plan could far exceed budgetary projections and that numerous&nbsp;approved science programs could be jeopardized.
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NASA's plans for returning people to the moon -- an objective called for by President Bush in 2004 -- includes establishing a permanent outpost would be used to prepare for a manned trip to Mars.
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Scientists discuss their preferred targets for the next "flagship" mission to another world.
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NASA is studying the potential of future cooperation with the suborbital tourism firm Virgin Galactic on a variety of fronts, agency officials announced Wednesday.
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Space agency NASA, which first put man on the moon, will now help to map the Earth in the name of conservation, the agency announced on Thursday.
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NASA unveiled plans yesterday to set up a small and ultimately self-sustaining settlement of astronauts at the south pole of the moon sometime around 2020 -- the first step in an ambitious plan to resume manned exploration of the solar system.
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The US space agency, NASA, continues work on improving the safety of the space shuttle, before the fleet of orbiters resumes its visits to the international space station next year.
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A space capsule set to plunge into Earth&#39;s atmosphere with a piece of the Sun this Wednesday has spawned additional projects ranging from spacecraft design to the detection of dangerous asteroids.
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As NASA readies the space shuttle fleet to fly again, the agency&#39;s risk management teams are also paying attention to risk issues that affect the International Space Station.
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NASA expects to have  twice as much room as it needs for its research on the  International Space Station and is looking for U.S. partners to  share the novel piece of real estate, authorities said on  Monday.
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The space agency said it plans to form lunar research teams around the country.