Delta launches space science satellites
Posted: Thu, Oct 26 8:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
A Delta 2 rocket launched a pair of NASA spacecraft Wednesday night on a mission to study solar activity. The Delta 2 7925 lifted off...

China launches two science satellites
Posted: Tue, Oct 24 8:24 PM ET (0024 GMT)
A Chinese rocket successfully launched Tuesday a pair of satellites designed to perform space science and related research. The Long March 4B rocket launched the...

Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Mon, Oct 23 8:43 PM ET (0043 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft was launched on a mission to the International Space Station on Monday. A Soyuz rocket launched the Progress M-58 spacecraft (...

Lunar Lander Challenge prizes go unclaimed
Posted: Sat, Oct 21 9:19 PM ET (0119 GMT)
The only team approved to compete in NASA's Lunar Lander Challenge prize competition failed to win any of the $2 million in prize money...

Soyuz launches MetOp
Posted: Thu, Oct 19 10:06 PM ET (0206 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket successfully launched Europe's first low Earth orbit weather satellite on Thursday after numerous delays. The Soyuz 2 rocket lifted off from...

Radar surveys turn up little evidence of lunar ice
Posted: Thu, Oct 19 9:52 PM ET (0152 GMT)
High-resolution radar surveys of the south pole of the Moon have revealed little evidence of significant deposits of water ice there, raising questions about...

Weather delays MetOp launch
Posted: Wed, Oct 18 1:51 PM ET (1751 GMT)
The launch of a European weather satellite was postponed again on Wednesday, this time because of poor weather. The Soyuz rocket carrying the MetOp-A...

New Mars orbiter providing new insights
Posted: Wed, Oct 18 1:03 PM ET (1703 GMT)
Just one week into science observations, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is providing scientists with "new clues" about Martian geology and the planet's...

MetOp launch scrubbed
Posted: Tue, Oct 17 8:11 PM ET (0011 GMT)
The launch of a European weather satellite was stopped at the last second on Tuesday and has been rescheduled for Wednesday. A Soyuz rocket was...

NASA shifts shuttle schedule
Posted: Tue, Oct 17 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers met Monday to adjust the schedule for the remaining flights of the space shuttle, delaying three shuttle missions scheduled for launch in...