JWST suffers major budget overrun
Posted: Thu, Nov 11 7:33 AM ET (1233 GMT)
An independent panel concluded Wednesday that the cost for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will increase by $1.5 billion and its launched...

Cracks seen in shuttle's external tank
Posted: Thu, Nov 11 7:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
Technicians working the space shuttle Discovery's external tank have found cracks in the tank's structure, complicating plans to complete repairs in time to...

Spacecraft detects gamma-ray bubbles extending from galaxy
Posted: Wed, Nov 10 7:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
Astronomers using data from a NASA spacecraft have discovered giant gamma-ray-emitting structures extending from the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Analysis of...

SpaceX raises $50 million
Posted: Wed, Nov 10 7:03 AM ET (1203 GMT)
Commercial launch vehicle developer SpaceX has raised an additional $50 million as it prepares for the launch of its first Dragon spacecraft. The company reported...

Delta 2 launches Italian satellite
Posted: Sat, Nov 6 8:59 AM ET (1259 GMT)
A Delta 2 lifted off Friday night from California, placing an Italian remote sensing satellite into orbit. The Delta 2 7420-10 lifted off from...

STS-133 launch scrubbed, delayed until end of month
Posted: Fri, Nov 5 1:51 PM ET (1751 GMT)
NASA scrubbed Friday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Discovery because of a hydrogen leak, making it unlikely that the mission would launch before...

EPOXI flies past comet Hartley 2
Posted: Fri, Nov 5 7:31 AM ET (1131 GMT)
NASA's EPOXI mission provided scientists with the first close-up views of the nucleus of comet Hartley 2 on Thursday, revealing a small, elongated...

China launches weather satellite
Posted: Fri, Nov 5 7:11 AM ET (1111 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed a Chinese weather satellite into polar orbit early Friday, continuing a record-setting string of launches by the country. The...

Weather delays STS-133 launch to Friday
Posted: Thu, Nov 4 8:03 AM ET (1203 GMT)
NASA decided early Thursday to delay the launch of the space shuttle Discovery until Friday because of poor weather in Florida. The agency had hoped...

STS-133 launch delayed to at least Thursday
Posted: Wed, Nov 3 7:15 AM ET (1115 GMT)
Shuttle managers late Tuesday decided to postpone the launch of the shuttle Discovery to at least Thursday to check an issue with a main engine...