Atlas launches TDRS communications satellite
Posted: Fri, Jan 24 6:19 AM ET (1119 GMT)
An Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched a satellite that supports communications with the International Space Station and other NASA spacecraft. The Atlas 5 401 lifted...

Sierra Nevada announces plans for first Dream Chaser launch
Posted: Fri, Jan 24 6:03 AM ET (1103 GMT)
Sierra Nevada Corporation, one of three companies competing to develop commercial crew transportation vehicles for NASA, announced Thursday that its plans for the first orbital...

Supernova detected in galaxy M82
Posted: Thu, Jan 23 1:57 PM ET (1857 GMT)
Astronomers this seek discovered a supernova in a relatively nearby galaxy that could become bright enough to see in binoculars. An astronomy class at University...

European spacecraft detects water vapor around Ceres
Posted: Thu, Jan 23 8:40 AM ET (1340 GMT)
Astronomers analyzing data from a European space telescope say they have discovered water vapor in the vicinity of the dwarf planet Ceres. European scientists said...

Rosetta comet mission awakens from hibernation
Posted: Tue, Jan 21 6:57 AM ET (1157 GMT)
The European Space Agency's Rosetta mission contacted Earth on Monday, ending a period of hibernation that lasted more than two and a half years....

NASA Dryden to be renamed for Neil Armstrong
Posted: Sat, Jan 18 10:44 AM ET (1544 GMT)
The President signed legislation on Thursday that renames NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in the California high desert after the last astronaut Neil Armstrong....

Gaia spacecraft reaches L2
Posted: Thu, Jan 16 7:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
A European astronomy spacecraft launched last month entered orbit this week around the Earth-Sun L2 Lagrange point. ESA reported that the Gaia spacecraft fired...

Spending bill gives NASA $17.65 billion for fiscal year 2014
Posted: Wed, Jan 15 6:54 AM ET (1154 GMT)
A spending bill Congress is set to approve this week will give NASA $17.65 billion in fiscal year 2014, close to what the administration...

Chinese lander, rover awake from nighttime hibernation
Posted: Wed, Jan 15 6:44 AM ET (1144 GMT)
China's first lunar lander and rover resumed operations this week after hibernating during the two-week lunar night. The Chang'e-3 lander and...

Cygnus berths with the ISS
Posted: Sun, Jan 12 4:04 PM ET (2104 GMT)
An Orbital Sciences cargo spacecraft successfully berthed with the International Space Station early Sunday. The station's Canadarm2 robotic arm grappled the Orbital Sciences Cygnus...