Scientists confirm Hayabusa returned asteroid samples
Posted: Wed, Nov 17 6:58 AM ET (1158 GMT)
Japanese scientists have determined that dust particles returned to Earth by the Hayabusa spacecraft are from an asteroid the spacecraft visited, the Japanese space agency...

Astronomers witness birth of black hole
Posted: Tue, Nov 16 7:11 AM ET (1211 GMT)
Astronomers announced Monday that they have detected evidence of a black hole forming in the remnants of a supernova that took place just 30 years...

Cosmonauts complete ISS spacewalk
Posted: Tue, Nov 16 6:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
Two Russian cosmonauts spent six and a half hours outside the International Space Station on Monday, completing several tasks on the Russian segment of the...

Proton launches broadband satellite
Posted: Mon, Nov 15 6:07 AM ET (1107 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched Sunday a satellite designed to provide wireless broadband service in the US. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur...

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...