Earth-sized planet found at Alpha Centauri
Posted: Wed, Oct 17 8:02 AM ET (1202 GMT)
Astronomers announced Tuesday they have evidence for a planet the mass of the Earth closely orbiting one of the stars in the Alpha Centauri system,...

Proton returns to flight with successful Intelsat launch
Posted: Mon, Oct 15 6:22 AM ET (1022 GMT)
Two months after a launch failure, the Proton rocket returned to flight Sunday with the successful launch of a communications satellite for Intelsat. The Proton...

Endeavour arrives at Los Angeles museum home
Posted: Mon, Oct 15 6:11 AM ET (1011 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour completed a 20-kilometer trek across the city of Los Angeles on Sunday, arriving at the museum that will be its...

China launches experimental satellites
Posted: Sun, Oct 14 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)
A Chinese rocket placed a pair of technology demonstration satellites into orbit on Sunday. The Long March 2C lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch...

Soyuz launches Galileo satellites
Posted: Sat, Oct 13 9:41 AM ET (1341 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a pair of Galileo navigation satellites for Europe on Friday, allowing on-orbit testing of the planned system to begin. The...

Sarah Brightman to go to ISS
Posted: Thu, Oct 11 7:24 AM ET (1124 GMT)
Singer Sarah Brightman will travel to the International Space Station as a space tourist, she and Space Adventures announced on Wednesday. Brightman will take a...

Dragon arrives at ISS
Posted: Thu, Oct 11 7:09 AM ET (1109 GMT)
The crew of the International Space Station successfully berthed a Dragon cargo spacecraft to the station on Wednesday. The Dragon spacecraft, launched Sunday night on...

SES orders satellite from Boeing
Posted: Thu, Oct 11 6:47 AM ET (1047 GMT)
European satellite operator SES announced Wednesday it has ordered a new communications satellite from Boeing. The SES-9 satellite will be a large Boeing 702HP...

Falcon 9 launches ISS cargo ship
Posted: Mon, Oct 8 4:50 AM ET (0850 GMT)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully placed a Dragon cargo spacecraft into orbit Sunday night despite an anomaly with one of the rocket's engines. The...

Delta 4 launch encountered upper-stage engine issue
Posted: Sun, Oct 7 9:20 AM ET (1320 GMT)
United Launch Alliance (ULA) confirmed late Friday that there was a problem with the upper-stage engine during Thursday's launch of a GPS satellite...