China launches navigation satellite
Posted: Sun, Apr 10 11:41 AM ET (1541 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed a Chinese navigation satellite into orbit early Sunday. The Long March 3A rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center...

NASA telescopes observing unusual GRB
Posted: Fri, Apr 8 10:58 AM ET (1458 GMT)
Several NASA telescopes are working in tandem to observe a gama-ray burst (GRB) that has lasted far longer than usual. The event, designated GRB...

Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Thu, Apr 7 9:21 AM ET (1321 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new crew members docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday night. The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft docked with the...

SpaceX announces Falcon Heavy rocket
Posted: Tue, Apr 5 7:06 PM ET (2306 GMT)
SpaceX announced Tuesday plans to build a rocket more powerful than any other launch vehicle currently in service. The Falcon Heavy rocket features three nine-...

Soyuz launches to ISS
Posted: Tue, Apr 5 3:44 AM ET (0744 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new International Space Station crew members lifted off Monday night from Kazakhstan. The Soyuz rocket carrying the Soyuz TMA-21...

Endeavour launch postponed 10 days
Posted: Mon, Apr 4 2:39 PM ET (1839 GMT)
NASA has delayed the launch of the shuttle Endeavour by 10 days in order to accommodate the Russian launch of a cargo spacecraft. Endeavour, which...

Satellite produces new map of Earth's gravity field
Posted: Fri, Apr 1 7:56 AM ET (1156 GMT)
European scientists unveiled Thursday the most detailed map to date of the Earth's gravity field, produced from data collected by an ESA satellite. Scientists...

Ariane launch aborted
Posted: Thu, Mar 31 6:45 AM ET (1045 GMT)
The Ariane 5 launch of two communications satellites was aborted Wednesday after the rocket's main engine ignited. According to Arianespace, the rocket's Vulcain...

MESSENGER returns first image from orbit
Posted: Wed, Mar 30 7:35 AM ET (1135 GMT)
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, which entered orbit around the planet Mercury earlier this month, has returned its first image from orbit. The image, released Tuesday...

Hope fading for restoring contact with Spirit
Posted: Wed, Mar 30 7:25 AM ET (1125 GMT)
A year after last making contact with the Mars rover Spirit, project officials said hope for restoring contact with the spacecraft is fading. The rover,...