Spacecraft

Jupiter-Bound NASA Probe Adjusts Course Toward Giant Planet

4 Feb 2012

A NASA probe on a five-year mission to Jupiter fired up its rocket thrusters this week to better aim itself at the largest planet in our solar system.

IBEX Spacecraft Intercepts 'Alien' Particles

3 Feb 2012

As it circles Earth, NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer hunts for particles streaming in from beyond the solar system. It has intercepted hydrogen, helium, neon and oxygen atoms. IBEX principal investigator Dave McComas discusses how the abundance of those atoms hints at the Milky Way's composition.

SpaceX flight to ISS could be late March: NASA

3 Feb 2012

The first test flight of a commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station could happen in late March, NASA said on Thursday.