Spacecraft detects distant GRB
Posted: Tue, Sep 13 7:37 AM ET (1137 GMT)
A NASA spacecraft has observed what astronomers believe to be the most distant gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever, a blast that dates back to the...

Solar storms pummel Earth
Posted: Mon, Sep 12 7:26 AM ET (1126 GMT)
A series of powerful solar storms has affected radio communications on Earth, with the potential of more such activity. A class X17.1 solar flare...

SpaceX unveils large booster
Posted: Mon, Sep 12 7:15 AM ET (1115 GMT)
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announced last week that it has signed a contract for a new large rocket that will compete head-to-head with...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Sat, Sep 10 6:48 PM ET (2248 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station Saturday. Progress M-54 docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module of the...

Fred Gregory resigns from NASA
Posted: Sat, Sep 10 10:55 AM ET (1455 GMT)
NASA Deputy Administrator Fred Gregory, a former astronaut, announced Friday his intent to retire from the space agency, and the White House moved quickly to...

Proton launches Anik F1R
Posted: Fri, Sep 9 8:37 AM ET (1237 GMT)
A Proton rocket launched a Canadian communications satellite early Friday. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 5:53 pm...

NASA hurricane damage may exceed $1 billion
Posted: Fri, Sep 9 8:27 AM ET (1227 GMT)
NASA officials said Thursday that Hurricane Katrina may cost the agency over $1 billion, but declined to speculate how much of a delay, if any,...

Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Fri, Sep 9 12:20 AM ET (0420 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station on Thursday. The Soyuz carrying the Progress M-54 spacecraft lifted off...

Next Shenzhou mission expected soon
Posted: Thu, Sep 8 8:53 AM ET (1253 GMT)
Chinese officials said this week that the launch of Shenzhou 6, China's second manned spaceflight, would take place either this month or next. Zhang...

Launch companies announce contracts
Posted: Wed, Sep 7 9:35 PM ET (0135 GMT)
The three major commercial launch vehicle companies — Arianespace, International Launch Services (ILS), and Sea Launch — each announced new launch contracts on Tuesday. Arianespace...