Hubble finds carbon dioxide on exoplanet
Posted: Wed, Dec 10 8:12 AM ET (1312 GMT)
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have detected evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet, a step forward in the search...

Intelsat announces joint venture for African satellite
Posted: Wed, Dec 10 7:49 AM ET (1249 GMT)
Satellite operator Intelsat has joined forces with South African investors to develop a new satellite to serve Africa. Intelsat and Convergence Partners, a South African...

NASA delays MSL two years
Posted: Fri, Dec 5 7:31 AM ET (1231 GMT)
NASA announced Thursday that it will delay the launch of its next Mars mission, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), by two years because of delays...

Lockheed wins GOES contract
Posted: Thu, Dec 4 7:12 AM ET (1212 GMT)
NASA has selected Lockheed Martin to build a new generation of weather satellites in a deal values at over $1 billion. NASA awarded Lockheed Martin...

Mitsubishi wins commercial satellite order
Posted: Thu, Dec 4 6:57 AM ET (1157 GMT)
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Melco) announced its first commercial satellite order for a customer outside Japan on Tuesday. Melco will build the ST-2 satellite for...

XCOR announces ticket sales plans and prices
Posted: Wed, Dec 3 8:19 AM ET (1319 GMT)
XCOR Aerospace, a company developing a suborbital piloted spacecraft, announced Tuesday its plans to sell tickets for customers to fly on that vehicle. XCOR is...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Wed, Dec 3 12:14 AM ET (0514 GMT)
A Molniya rocket launched a military satellite into an elliptical orbit early Tuesday. The Molniya-M rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern...

China launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Mon, Dec 1 1:54 PM ET (1854 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed a Chinese remote sensing satellite into orbit on Monday, Chinese media reported. A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from...

Shuttle lands at Edwards
Posted: Sun, Nov 30 7:59 PM ET (0059 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour landed safely Saturday afternoon in California after weather diverted the shuttle from a Florida landing. Endeavour touched down on runway 4L...

Progress docks manually with ISS
Posted: Sun, Nov 30 3:21 PM ET (2021 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station early Sunday under manual control. The Progress M-01M spacecraft (designated Progress 31 by NASA)...