JAXA cancels Hayabusa landing rehearsal
Posted: Fri, Nov 4 8:16 AM ET (1316 GMT)
The Japanese space agency JAXA cancelled Friday a close approach by the spacecraft Hayabusa to the asteroid Itokawa because of a technical problem with the...

Japanese businessman to be next space tourist
Posted: Fri, Nov 4 8:04 AM ET (1304 GMT)
A Japanese entrepreneur has signed a deal to fly on a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station, space tourism company Space Adventures announced Thursday....

Astronomers see light from earliest stars
Posted: Thu, Nov 3 7:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)
Astronomers announced Wednesday that they have detected light that may eminate from the universe's earliest stars. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope detected the infrared...

Boeing workers go on strike
Posted: Wed, Nov 2 7:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
Over 1,000 Boeing employees who work on the company's Delta launch vehicle program went on strike Wednesday, delaying several upcoming launches. The workers,...

Japan, China win satellite contracts
Posted: Wed, Nov 2 7:18 AM ET (1218 GMT)
A Japanese manufacturer has won a contract for a domestic communications satellite while China has agreed to build a similar satellite for Venezuela. Space Communications...

Pluto may have two more moons
Posted: Tue, Nov 1 9:22 AM ET (1422 GMT)
Hubble Space Telescope observations of Pluto have revealed the existence of what may be two additional moons orbiting the distant planet, NASA announced Monday. The...

Venus Express launch rescheduled
Posted: Mon, Oct 31 1:39 PM ET (1839 GMT)
The Russian space agency Roskosmos has rescheduled the launch of ESA's Venus Express spacecraft for November 9, the agency announced Monday. Venus Express, ESA'...

Strike threatens Boeing launch schedule
Posted: Sun, Oct 30 12:05 PM ET (1705 GMT)
A pending strike by Boeing aerospace workers threatens to delay several upcoming launches of Delta rockets. Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace...

Eutelsat withdraws IPO
Posted: Fri, Oct 28 6:22 AM ET (1022 GMT)
European satellite operator Eutelsat has cancelled plans to perform an initial public offering (IPO) of stock, citing limited demand. Eutelsat had planned to sell up...

New Russian satellite fails to establisb contact
Posted: Fri, Oct 28 6:14 AM ET (1014 GMT)
A small Russian satellite launched Thursday has failed to establish contact with ground controllers, Russian media reported Friday. The Mozhayets-5 satellite was one of...