Countdown begins for Endeavour launch
Posted: Sat, Mar 8 3:51 PM ET (2051 GMT)
NASA started the countdown early Saturday morning for the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour on its mission to the International Space Station. The countdown...

Ancient lakebed found on Mars
Posted: Fri, Mar 7 6:26 AM ET (1126 GMT)
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft has taken images of what scientists believe is an ancient lakebed that could have once supported life. Images...

Cassini detects evidence for rings around Saturn moon
Posted: Fri, Mar 7 6:09 AM ET (1109 GMT)
A moon of the planet Saturn may have a faint ring around it, possibly composed of the remnants of a collision with a comet or...

First ATV cleared for launch
Posted: Thu, Mar 6 5:58 AM ET (1058 GMT)
The first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), a European cargo spacecraft, was cleared Wednesday for a launch this weekend to the ISS. The spacecraft, named Jules...

MRO images Martian avalanche
Posted: Tue, Mar 4 7:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
A NASA spacecraft has taken the first images of an avalanche taking place on the surface of Mars. The images, taken by a high-resolution...

NASA releases new images of lunar south pole
Posted: Sat, Mar 1 3:56 PM ET (2056 GMT)
NASA this week released the highest resolution images to date of the south polar regions of the Moon, an area considered to the most likely...

ILS to launch Sirius, S2M satellites
Posted: Sat, Mar 1 3:46 PM ET (2046 GMT)
International Launch Services announced this week that it had won contracts to launch two spacecraft for Sirius Satellite Radio as well as one for a...

Endeavour cleared for March 11 launch
Posted: Fri, Feb 29 8:32 PM ET (0132 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers formally approved Friday plans to launch the space shuttle Endeavour on a mission to the International Space Station next month. Endeavour is...

Northrop, Loral to collaborate on satellite work
Posted: Thu, Feb 28 6:47 AM ET (1147 GMT)
Northrop Grumman and Space Systems/Loral announced Wednesday that the two companies will work together on future spacecraft proposals for the US government. Under the...

Satellite debris delays Atlas 5 launch
Posted: Thu, Feb 28 6:37 AM ET (1137 GMT)
An Atlas 5 launch of a classified satellite scheduled for this week has been delayed as a precaution after last week's intercept of another...