New Horizons launch pushed back
Posted: Mon, Dec 19 7:12 AM ET (1212 GMT)
The launch of New Horizons, a NASA mission to Pluto, has been postponed nearly a week to allow extra time to inspect the spacecraft's...

First Galileo satellite launch delayed
Posted: Mon, Dec 19 7:03 AM ET (1203 GMT)
The launch of the first satellite in Europe's planned Galileo satellite navigation system has been delayed because of problems unrelated to the satellite, ESA...

NASA to remove foam ramp from shuttle tank
Posted: Fri, Dec 16 8:10 AM ET (1310 GMT)
Shuttle managers announced Thursday that NASA has decided to remove a problematic foam ramp from the space shuttle's external tank, a decision that could...

Large Kuiper Belt object discovered
Posted: Fri, Dec 16 7:59 AM ET (1259 GMT)
Astronomers announced this week that they have discovered a large Kuiper Belt Object with an unusual orbit. An international team of astronomers discovered the object,...

SES to buy New Skies
Posted: Wed, Dec 14 1:47 PM ET (1847 GMT)
Satellite operator SES Global announced Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire rival New Skies Satellites in a deal valued at over $1 billion. Under...

Hayabusa return delayed
Posted: Wed, Dec 14 8:23 AM ET (1323 GMT)
Japan's Hayabusa space probe will delay its return to Earth by three years because of ongoing thruster problems with the spacecraft. Hayabusa, still in...

Virgin Galactic to establish operations in New Mexico
Posted: Wed, Dec 14 8:15 AM ET (1315 GMT)
Suborbital space tourism operator Virgin Galactic announced plans Tuesday to conduct flights from a new spaceport in New Mexico. The agreement between Virgin and New...

Aurorae spotted on Mars
Posted: Tue, Dec 13 8:30 AM ET (1330 GMT)
A reanalysis of data from a NASA mission has turned up evidence of hundreds of auroral events at Mars, scientists said Monday. Researchers at the...

Sea Launch wins Spaceway launch contract
Posted: Mon, Dec 12 8:48 AM ET (1348 GMT)
Sea Launch has won a contract to launch a large broadband data communications satellite, the multinational venture announced last week. Sea Launch will launch the...

Shuttle oxygen leak under investigation
Posted: Fri, Dec 9 7:48 AM ET (1248 GMT)
Shuttle engineers are investigating data that indicates that an oxygen leak took place in the engine compartment during July's launch of the shuttle Discovery,...