China launches communications satellite
Posted: Fri, Jun 1 1:55 PM ET (1755 GMT)
China launched a communications satellite early Friday that is designed to be a partial replacement for one that failed shortly after launch last year. A...

Cosmonauts perform ISS spacewalk
Posted: Thu, May 31 8:40 AM ET (1240 GMT)
Two Russian cosmonauts performed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Wednesday, installing shields on the exterior of an ISS module. Cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin...

Soyuz launches four Globalstar satellites
Posted: Wed, May 30 7:58 AM ET (1158 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket placed four Globalstar replacement satellites into low Earth orbit early Wednesday. The Soyuz-Fregat lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 4:...

Astronomers find 28 new exoplanets
Posted: Wed, May 30 7:45 AM ET (1145 GMT)
A team of astronomers announced this week the discovery of an additional 28 extrasolar planets as well as additional information about one previously-known intriguing...

NASA releases Oefelein from astronaut corps
Posted: Sun, May 27 9:03 AM ET (1303 GMT)
NASA announced Friday that it was removing Bill Oefelein, the astronaut in the love triangle that involved former fellow astronaut Lisa Nowak, from the astronaut...

China launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Fri, May 25 9:01 AM ET (1301 GMT)
A Long March rocket launched Friday a Chinese remote sensing satellite with potential military applications. The Long March 2D rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan...

NASA lawyer admits to destroying recording
Posted: Fri, May 25 8:54 AM ET (1254 GMT)
NASA's top lawyer told members of Congress at a hearing Thursday that he destroyed a video recording of a meeting held by the NASA...

Clumps found in Saturn's rings
Posted: Wed, May 23 1:49 PM ET (1749 GMT)
Scientists working with data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have concluded that one of Saturn's major rings is composed of clumps of material rather...

Rover finds more evidence for wet early Mars
Posted: Tue, May 22 8:27 AM ET (1227 GMT)
One of NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers has found what scientists called Monday the strongest evidence to date that liquid water existed on the...

XM Radio suffers service disruption
Posted: Tue, May 22 8:18 AM ET (1218 GMT)
A technical problem, apparently related to software problems, disrupted XM Satellite Radio's services in the US on Monday. The disruption, first noticed by subscribers...