Large planetoid discovered beyond Pluto
Posted: Fri, Feb 20 10:46 AM ET (1546 GMT)
Astronomers announced Thursday that they have discovered a large Kuiper Belt object (KBO) beyond the orbit of Pluto that may be half the diameter of...

NASA confirms next shuttle flight delayed to March 2005
Posted: Thu, Feb 19 11:13 PM ET (0413 GMT)
NASA announced late Thursday that the next space shuttle launch has been delayed six months until March 2005. In a statement, the agency said that...

Astronomers see black hole consume star
Posted: Thu, Feb 19 2:02 PM ET (1902 GMT)
Astronomers reported Wednesday they had evidence for the first time of a black hole ripping apart and consuming a star. Both NASA's Chandra X-...

News Corp. to put PanAmSat up for sale
Posted: Wed, Feb 18 7:14 PM ET (0014 GMT)
News Corporation, which owns a controlling interest in satellite operator PanAmSat, plans to solicit bids to purchase the company, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday....

NASA planning to delay next shuttle flight to 2005
Posted: Wed, Feb 18 7:07 PM ET (0007 GMT)
NASA will likely delay the first post-Columbia shuttle flight until at least March 2005, officials suggested this week. The next shuttle mission, STS-114,...

Russia launches military communications satellite
Posted: Wed, Feb 18 11:23 AM ET (1623 GMT)
A Molniya rocket launched a communications satellite for the Russian military early Wednesday. The Molniya-M lifted off at 2:03 am EST (0703 GMT)...

More debris spotted near space station
Posted: Tue, Feb 17 6:06 PM ET (2306 GMT)
A small object, believed to be a bolt from a docked Progress spacecraft, was seen floating away from the International Space Station on Sunday, MSNBC...

Russia: no plans for manned Soyuz launches from Kourou
Posted: Tue, Feb 17 10:41 AM ET (1541 GMT)
There are no plans to conduct manned Soyuz launched from the European launch facility in Kourou, the head of the Russian space agency Rosaviakosmos said...

Hubble and Keck jointly discover most distant galaxy
Posted: Mon, Feb 16 8:30 PM ET (0130 GMT)
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope and the Keck Observatory announced Sunday that they have discovered the most distant galaxy in the known universe, dating...

Titan 4 launches early warning satellite
Posted: Sun, Feb 15 8:49 AM ET (1349 GMT)
A Titan 4B rocket successfully launched a missile early warning satellite Saturday afternoon. The Titan 4B lifted off from Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral at...