ASpaceX capsule carrying more than 5,000 pounds of cargo aborted its attempt to dock at the International Space Station early Wednesday because of an "easily correctable" GPS error, officials said. It is scheduled to try again Thursday.

The mission had been subject to a range of complications

Astronauts look forward to the arrival of cargo missions carrying fresh produce to liven up their diets as well as experiments and other supplies

PALO ALTO, Calif. _ Mention the word "asteroid" and you'll probably think about the downfall of the dinosaurs, or perhaps Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck duking it out in the movie "Armageddon."

Nasa is to host a major press conference today on a "discovery beyond our solar system", it has emerged.

The U.S. is studying a possible manned mission around the moon as early as next year, marking the first such trip since the Apollo era ended in the early 1970s.