Ariane launch postponed again
Posted: Thu, Dec 17 8:42 PM ET (0142 GMT)
Thursday's scheduled launch of a French reconnaissance satellite on an Ariane 5 was scrubbed because of a technical problem. The launch of Helios 2B...

GeoEye-1 spacecraft operations suspended because of glitch
Posted: Thu, Dec 17 1:44 PM ET (1844 GMT)
Commercial remote sensing company GeoEye announced Thursday that it has suspende operations of its newest satellite because of an antenna glitch. GeoEye said that it...

Extrasolar "waterworld" discovered
Posted: Thu, Dec 17 6:21 AM ET (1121 GMT)
Astronomers announced Wednesday the discovery of a super-Earth exoplanet that they believe is a watery, if inhospitable, world. Researchers reporting in the latest issue...

China launches another remote sensing satellite
Posted: Tue, Dec 15 7:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
For the second time in less than a week China has launched a remote sensing satellite. A Long March 4C rocket launch lifted off from...

Astronomers detect "super-Earths" around Sun-like stars
Posted: Tue, Dec 15 7:11 AM ET (1211 GMT)
Astronomers announced Monday the discovery of two "super-Earth" extrasolar planets orbiting nearby Sun-like stars. The star 61 Virginis, 28 light-years from the...

Delta 2 launches NASA astronomy satellite
Posted: Mon, Dec 14 2:05 PM ET (1905 GMT)
A Delta 2 successfully placed a NASA astronomy satellite into orbit on Monday. The Delta 2 7320-10C lifted off from SLC-2 at Vandenberg...

Proton launches navigation satellites
Posted: Mon, Dec 14 1:55 PM ET (1855 GMT)
A Proton rocket launched three GLONASS navigation satellites early Monday. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 5:38 am...

Congress approves NASA budget
Posted: Mon, Dec 14 6:58 AM ET (1158 GMT)
The US Congress has passed a spending bill that would fully fund NASA for 2010 while also requiring the agency to stick to its current...

Mars orbiter exits safe mode
Posted: Sat, Dec 12 9:31 AM ET (1431 GMT)
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) exited an extended safe mode this week because of computer problems. MRO had been in safe mode since August...

UK to establish space agency
Posted: Fri, Dec 11 7:39 AM ET (1239 GMT)
The British government announced Thursday that it will create a national space agency, a long-term goal of space industry advocates in the UK. Lord...