Ariane launches two satellites
Posted: Mon, Mar 12 8:33 AM ET (1233 GMT)
An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched British and Indian communications satellites Sunday evening. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana at 6:...

Sunlight affects asteroid spin
Posted: Mon, Mar 12 8:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)
Astronomers have found that the weak but constant force of sunlight is causing the spin of a small asteroid to accelerate. In a paper published...

Technical glitch delays Ariane 5 launch
Posted: Sun, Mar 11 1:58 PM ET (1758 GMT)
The launch of two communications satellites Saturday was postponed for 24 hours because of a problem with ground equipment. The Ariane 5 ECA was scheduled...

OrbView 3 satellite malfunctions
Posted: Sat, Mar 10 8:27 AM ET (1327 GMT)
The commercial remote sensing satellite OrbView 3 has not been able to create usable imagery for several days, GeoEye announced this week. In a regulatory...

Mars mineral deposits linked to groundwater
Posted: Sat, Mar 10 8:19 AM ET (1319 GMT)
Mineral salt deposits found on the surface of Mars by one of NASA's Mars rovers may have been created by seeping groundwater rather than...

Atlas 5 launches military satellites
Posted: Fri, Mar 9 8:27 AM ET (1327 GMT)
An Atlas 5 rocket launched a half-dozen small military satellites Thursday night, including two that will test advanced satellite servicing technologies. The Atlas 5...

NASA dismisses Nowak from astronaut corps
Posted: Thu, Mar 8 7:31 AM ET (1231 GMT)
Lisa Nowak, the woman accused of attempted kidnapping of a romantic rival last month, has been officially removed from the NASA astronaut corps and returned...

Surrey to build second Galileo satellite
Posted: Tue, Mar 6 8:37 AM ET (1337 GMT)
ESA announced Monday that it has awarded a contract a British smallsat manufacturer to build a second satellite for Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system....

Shuttle rolled back to the VAB
Posted: Mon, Mar 5 8:27 AM ET (1327 GMT)
NASA moved the space shuttle Atlantis back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) Sunday to allow workers to being repairs to damage caused by a...

Nowak avoids attempted murder charge
Posted: Sat, Mar 3 9:49 AM ET (1449 GMT)
Prosecutors in Florida have charged NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak with attempted kidnapping and other crimes after she attacked a romantic rival last month, but will...