Chang'e-3 lands on the Moon
Posted: Sat, Dec 14 10:27 AM ET (1527 GMT)
China's Chang'e-3 spacecraft successfully landed on the Moon on Saturday, the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon in more than...

NASA selects SpaceX for LC-39A lease
Posted: Sat, Dec 14 9:55 AM ET (1455 GMT)
NASA announced Friday that it will begin negotiations with SpaceX for the lease of Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), a day after another government agency...

Hubble observes geysers erupting from Europa
Posted: Fri, Dec 13 7:49 AM ET (1249 GMT)
Planetary scientists said Thursday they have detected evidence in Hubble Space Telescope data of geysers of water erupting from the icy surface of Jupiter's...

GAO rejects Blue Origin protest of LC-39A lease process
Posted: Fri, Dec 13 7:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced Thursday that it has rejected a protest filed in September by Blue Origin regarding NASA's process to lease...

Coolant system problem disrupts operations on ISS
Posted: Thu, Dec 12 6:57 AM ET (1157 GMT)
A problem with one of two coolant loops on the International Space Station forced the crew to shut down some systems on Wednesday, but does...

Scientists declare Comet ISON dead after flyby of Sun
Posted: Thu, Dec 12 6:48 AM ET (1148 GMT)
Planetary scientists said this week that they believe Comet ISON did not survive its close approach to the Sun on Thanksgiving Day, and was likely...

Mars One announces study contracts for robotic precursor mission
Posted: Wed, Dec 11 6:40 AM ET (1140 GMT)
A Dutch venture that seeks to send humans to Mars next decade on one-way missions announced contracts Tuesday with two major aerospace companies to...

Ancient Mars lake could have been hospitable to life
Posted: Tue, Dec 10 7:08 AM ET (1208 GMT)
A basin studied by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover likely hosted a lake early in the planet's history that could have supported life, scientists...

Chinese launch of remote sensing satellite fails
Posted: Tue, Dec 10 6:46 AM ET (1146 GMT)
A Long March rocket failed to put a Sino-Brazilian remote sensing satellite into orbit on Monday after an apparent failure of the rocket's...

EADS space and defense unit to lay off 5,800
Posted: Tue, Dec 10 6:30 AM ET (1130 GMT)
European aerospace company EADS announced Monday that it would lay off 5,800 employees from its defense and space unit. EADS said from its division,...