Astronomers find new evidence for Milky Way black hole Posted: Thu, Oct 17 7:57 AM ET (1157 GMT) Astronomers announced Wednesday that they have found new evidence supporting the hypothesis that the center of the Milky Way is home to a supermassive black... X Prize raises money, adds competitors Posted: Thu, Oct 17 7:43 AM ET (1143 GMT) The X Prize, a competition designed to foster the develop of a new generation of reusable suborbital vehicles, has added two new teams while claiming... Northrop wins EU approval for TRW merger Posted: Wed, Oct 16 8:57 PM ET (0057 GMT) The European Union has granted Northrop approval to merge with TRW, a key regulatory step towards completing the merger. The European Commission announced Wednesday that... Atlantis undocks from ISS Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2:15 PM ET (1815 GMT) The space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station on schedule Wednesday morning as the STS-112 mission winds down. Atlantis undocked from the... Boeing writes off Teledesic investment Posted: Wed, Oct 16 2:07 PM ET (1807 GMT) The Boeing Company announced Wednesday that it has written off a multi-million dollar investment in broadband satellite company Teledesic, citing Teledesic's plans to... One killed in Soyuz launch failure Posted: Wed, Oct 16 10:42 AM ET (1442 GMT) The explosion of a Soyuz rocket Tuesday night from Plesetsk has killed one person and injured eight more, Russian officials confirmed Wednesday. The Soyuz-U... Arianespace plans changes to regain profitability Posted: Wed, Oct 16 8:04 AM ET (1204 GMT) French launch services provider Arianespace announced a series of changes on Monday in an effort to become profitable again. Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall... Company plans zero-g airplane flights in US Posted: Wed, Oct 16 7:47 AM ET (1147 GMT) A US company announced Monday that it has received FAA approval to conduct zero-g parabolic flights. Zero Gravity Corporation (Zero-G) said that the... Report: Soyuz explodes after launch Posted: Tue, Oct 15 5:50 PM ET (2150 GMT) A Russian Soyuz booster exploded a half-minute after liftoff late Tuesday on a mission to launch a microgravity research satellite, according to Russian media... Delta 4 test-fires engine Posted: Tue, Oct 15 9:07 AM ET (1307 GMT) The first Delta 4 launch vehicle successfully test-fired its main engine for several seconds Monday afternoon. During the "hot-fire" test, a launch countdown... |
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