China launches small satellite
Posted: Wed, Sep 25 1:49 PM ET (1749 GMT)
A new small Chinese rocket launched a small Earth observing satellite on Wednesday. The rocket, called Kuaizhou, lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center...

Cygnus arrival at ISS delayed to Saturday
Posted: Tue, Sep 24 6:32 AM ET (1032 GMT)
Orbital Sciences and NASA have pushed back the arrival of the company's first Cygnus cargo spacecraft until Saturday, citing a tight schedule on the...

China launches weather satellite
Posted: Mon, Sep 23 5:45 AM ET (0945 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed a Chinese weather satellite into polar orbit on Monday. The Long March 4C rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite...

Software problem delays Cygnus arrival at ISS
Posted: Sun, Sep 22 9:42 AM ET (1342 GMT)
A software glitch with Orbital Science's Cygnus cargo spacecraft will postpone its arrival at the International Space Station until at least Tuesday, the company...

NASA declares Deep Impact spacecraft lost
Posted: Sat, Sep 21 10:15 AM ET (1415 GMT)
NASA announced Friday it had given up on efforts to try and recover the Deep Impact spacecraft, which had been out of contact with controllers...

Curiosity fails to detect methane on Mars
Posted: Fri, Sep 20 8:15 AM ET (1215 GMT)
NASA's Curiosity rover has failed to detect methane in the Martian atmosphere, a finding that deals a setback for the prospects of life there....

Antares launches first Cygnus spacecraft to ISS
Posted: Thu, Sep 19 8:02 AM ET (1202 GMT)
An Antares rocket launched the first Cygnus commercial cargo spacecraft on a test flight to the International Space Station on Wednesday. The Orbital Sciences Corporation...

Atlas launches military communications satellite
Posted: Wed, Sep 18 8:27 AM ET (1227 GMT)
An Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched the third in a series of military communications satellites for the US Air Force early Wednesday. The Atlas 5...

Comet collisions can create building blocks for life
Posted: Tue, Sep 17 6:32 AM ET (1032 GMT)
Comets striking the surface of a terrestrial planet can create amino acids, essential building blocks for life, scientists reported this week. In a study published...

Antares, Falcon launches slip
Posted: Sun, Sep 15 12:19 PM ET (1619 GMT)
The first launch of a Cygnus cargo spacecraft on an Antares rocket has been delayed a day because of a technical issue, while the first...