New model explains formation of the Earth's Moon Posted: Sat, Oct 20 9:47 AM ET (1347 GMT) Scientists this week reported that they have developed new models of the formation of the Earth's Moon that reconciles one of the leading explanations... Earth-sized planet found at Alpha Centauri Posted: Wed, Oct 17 9:02 AM ET (1302 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 7:22 AM ET (1122 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 7:11 AM ET (1111 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 11:34 AM ET (1534 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 10:41 AM ET (1441 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 8:24 AM ET (1224 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 8:09 AM ET (1209 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 7:47 AM ET (1147 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 5:50 AM ET (0950 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... |
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