First exoplanets directly imaged
Posted: Fri, Nov 14 6:47 AM ET (1147 GMT)
Astronomers announced Thursday that they have for the first time directly imaged planets orbiting other stars. One team of astronomers reported directly observing three planets...

Planetary Society proposes alternative exploration plan
Posted: Fri, Nov 14 6:26 AM ET (1126 GMT)
The Planetary Society unveiled an alternative approach to space exploration on Thursday that would postpone NASA's current plans to return humans to the Moon...

Chandrayaan-1 enters final lunar orbit
Posted: Thu, Nov 13 7:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)
India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar spacecraft has entered its operational orbit around the Moon as controllers plan to deploy the spacecraft's impactor probe. Chandrayaan-...

Chinese-built Nigerian satellite malfunctions
Posted: Thu, Nov 13 7:26 AM ET (1226 GMT)
A Chinese-built Nigerian communications satellite launched last year has malfunctioned in orbit, officials said Wednesday. The NigComSat-1 spacecraft suffered "electricity power exhaustion", according...

Mars rover power levels drop
Posted: Wed, Nov 12 7:33 AM ET (1233 GMT)
A dust storm has dropped power levels on one of NASA's twin Mars rovers to dangerously low levels, project officials said late Monday. The...

STS-126 countdown begins
Posted: Wed, Nov 12 7:22 AM ET (1222 GMT)
The countdown for the launch of the next shuttle mission began Tuesday night with weather the one major concern for Friday's launch. The countdown...

NASA declares Mars Phoenix mission over
Posted: Mon, Nov 10 8:59 PM ET (0159 GMT)
NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander spacecraft has been given up for dead after failing to communicate with controllers for over a week, project officials announced...

Indian spacecraft enters lunar orbit
Posted: Sat, Nov 8 2:40 PM ET (1940 GMT)
India's first lunar mission successfully entered orbit around the Moon on Saturday. Chandrayaan-1 fired its main engine for 817 seconds at 6:21...

Proton launches Astra 1M
Posted: Thu, Nov 6 6:29 AM ET (1129 GMT)
A Proton rocket placed a European communications satellite into orbit early Thursday. The Proton M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at...

Spaceport tax referendum fails in N.M. county
Posted: Wed, Nov 5 10:00 PM ET (0300 GMT)
A proposal to increase the sales tax in a New Mexico county to help fund the development of a commercial spaceport was narrowly by voters...