New rings, moons found around Uranus
Posted: Fri, Dec 23 10:31 AM ET (1531 GMT)
Astronomers have discovered a pair of new rings and accompanying moons that they believe constitutes a second ring system for the distant planet. Using the...

Scientists make case for less water on Mars
Posted: Fri, Dec 23 10:14 AM ET (1514 GMT)
The planet Mars may have had less liquid water on its surface early in its history than previously expected, reducing the odds that the planet...

Ariane launches two satellites
Posted: Thu, Dec 22 12:05 PM ET (1705 GMT)
An Ariane 5 launched an Indian communications satellite and a European weather satellite Wednesday evening. The Ariane 5 GS lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana...

Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Thu, Dec 22 11:51 AM ET (1651 GMT)
A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft was launched Wednesday on a mission to the International Space Station. A Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress M-55 spacecraft...

Russia launches communications satellites
Posted: Thu, Dec 22 11:40 AM ET (1640 GMT)
A Kosmos rocket successfully launched two low Earth orbit communications satellites on Wednesday. The Kosmos-3M booster lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern...

Beagle 2 crash site said found
Posted: Tue, Dec 20 8:24 AM ET (1324 GMT)
Officials with the failed Beagle 2 Mars lander mission said Monday that they believe they have spotted the site where the spacecraft crashed on the...

Falcon 1 launch postponed
Posted: Mon, Dec 19 7:57 PM ET (0057 GMT)
The inaugural launch of SpaceX's Falcon 1 small launch vehicle has been delayed until early 2006 because of a problem with the rocket. The...

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...