Space

The Aegis ballistic missile defense system will be tested Thursday in the Pacific, with two interceptor missiles attempting to annihilate the short-range target missile in the terminal phase of its […]

NASA will release details of a broad agency announcement seeking ideas for buildings to be constructed on the moon, with those details being provided in a meeting in Washington, D.C., […]

Iran is studying nuclear fusion, the technology of the hydrogen bomb (H-bomb), according to Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency. The Iranian program was revealed by Sadat Hosseini, an Iranian […]

By Ann Roosevelt and Dave Ahearn The first Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) unit was activated, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced. That Army unit is Alpha Battery, 4th […]

Meanwhile, Top Russian, Chinese Leaders Assail U.S. Plan For European Missile Defense System Rep. Franks Says U.S. Funding Cuts In European Missile Defense Confuse Czechs, Poles, Who Are Asked To […]

Israel has a right to launch a retaliatory nuclear strike on Iran if it launches a nuclear attack on Israel, Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) said. "If they’re attacked by a […]

Russia and the European Space Agency (ESA) are expected to discuss jointly developing a manned spacecraft, in talks during the Berlin air show this week, according to Russian news agency […]

This is the tape-recorded transcript of NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, speaking unexpectedly and extemporaneously, and then the scheduled speaker, Sen. Bill Nelson (D- Fla.), chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science […]

Phoenix Negotiates Breathtaking Entry And Descent, Lands Safely On Mars In Frigid Northern Realm Spacecraft Has Just Months To Examine Water Ice, Key To Human Habitation On Mars; Search For […]

NASA Gives Virginia Firm $1.56 Billion Contract For Security NASA gave Coastal International Security, Inc. of Lorton, Va., an up-to $1.56 billion contract for protective services, the agency announced. Coastal […]