Former astronaut Janice Voss has passed away from breast cancer in Scottsdale, Arizona at the age of 55. Voss joined NASA in 1973 while attending Purdue University and began working for NASA in 1977 as an instructor. She became an astronaut in 1990 and logged five missions in space traveling over 18 million miles. Her first flight was in 1993 on the Spacehab module. She flew on a mission to the Mir... 

Two 17-year old Canadian teenagers, Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad, crafted a weather balloon and sent a plastic astronaut made of Lego pieces into space. A video of the event shows segments of the journey which lasted for a little more than an hour and half. By the end of the video the Lego man is shown holding a Canadian flag out in space. According to reports, the two teenagers used four cameras,... 

Scientists have discovered 50 new planets including one that could potentially support life. The European Southern Observatory found the exoplanets recently and are excited by one in particular; HD 85512 b. This planet happens to orbit its star in the habitable zone which is where scientist believe is planets must orbit in orde to support life. In this habitable zone water could be present. Water... 

By Beth Owens With the return of summer, the annual Perseids meteor shower provides astronomers and other stargazers amazing celestial sights, a welcome treat for anyone who loves to look up at the sky. Unfortunately, the view of this year’s meteor shower will be hindered considerably by a full moon that is expected to take full effect at precisely the time when the light display is expected... 

While NASA just recently ended its manned space program, the national space organization is gearing up to launch a new unmanned spacecraft on Friday. The probe, which cost over a billion dollars, has been designed to explore Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system. The spacecraft, powered by nearly 20,000 photovoltaic cells, is expected to reach the gas giant some time in 2016. Scientists at... 

It was the end of an era when the space shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station for the last time on Sunday. Nearly one million spectators gathered at Kennedy Space center on Friday for and emotional sendoff for the shuttle’s final flight. After a 30 year history, the current shuttles will be retired to make way for a new generation of spacecraft that will be utilized to... 

After 30 years of making history, NASA sent off its space shuttle Atlantis for the last time. Gloomy weather did not rain on the astronaut’s parade as the shuttle left Kennedy Space Center this morning. Atlantis sends up a crew of five, which includes Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialist’s Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim. An estimated 1 million viewers watched... 

European astronomers announced an amazing discovery this week. After searching through images taken by an infrared telescope in Hawaii, they have announced the finding of a quasar, ULAS J1120+0641, that is 12.9 billion light years away, and has a black hole at its center that is 2 billion times more massive than the sun. The discovery is important not only because of the massiveness of the numbers... 

A small asteroid that is being called 2011 MD will sail just close enough to earth on Monday to flirt with medium to large scale telescopes. Scientists have said that 2011 MD measures approximately 33 feet in length and will pass over the Atlantic Ocean at around 9:30am EDT at a distance of about 7,500 feet. Another small asteroid flew by Earth earlier this year at a distance of approximately 3,400... 

Commander Mark Kelly, husband of Senator Gabrielle Gifford who was wounded in the January 8th shooting spree in Tucson Arizona, has announced his intentions to retire from both NASA and the U.S. Navy as of October 1st of this year. Kelly an astronaut and U.S. Navy Captain has flown four shuttle missions for NASA, including the final mission for the shuttle Endeavor. Kelly joined NASA as an astronaut...