Delta 4 launches GPS satellite
Posted: Thu, Mar 26 8:37 AM ET (1237 GMT)
A Delta 4 rocket successfully launched the latest GPS navigation satellite on Wednesday. The Delta 4 Medium-Plus (4,2) rocket lifted off from Cape...

NASA selections boulder option for ARM
Posted: Wed, Mar 25 8:51 PM ET (0051 GMT)
NASA announced Wednesday that it selected an option for its Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) that involves grabbing a boulder off the surface of a larger...

MAVEN detects unusual aurora, dust cloud
Posted: Sat, Mar 21 10:39 AM ET (1439 GMT)
NASA's MAVEN Mars orbiter has detected an dust cloud in the planet's upper atmosphere as well as an unusual aurora, scientists reported this...

Mars One delays missions by two years
Posted: Fri, Mar 20 8:27 PM ET (0027 GMT)
A private venture with the long-term goal of sending humans to Mars on one-way missions has pushed back its timeline by two years....

Proton launches Russian communications satellite
Posted: Thu, Mar 19 11:54 AM ET (1554 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a Russian communications satellite on Thursday. The Proton M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 6:05 pm...

NASA awards launch contract for solar mission
Posted: Thu, Mar 19 11:40 AM ET (1540 GMT)
NASA announced Wednesday that it has selected a Delta 4 Heavy to launch a solar probe mission in 2018. NASA said it awarded a $389-...

Atlas launches NASA space science spacecraft
Posted: Fri, Mar 13 8:55 PM ET (0055 GMT)
An Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched four NASA satellites that will study disturbances in the Earth's magnetosphere. Tha ULA Atlas 5 421 lifted off...

Soyuz returns three ISS crewmembers
Posted: Thu, Mar 12 11:07 PM ET (0307 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying one NASA astronaut and two Roscosmos cosmonauts departed the ISS and landed safely Wednesday night. The Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft undocked...

Scientists find evidence for warm liquid water ocean under Enceladus
Posted: Thu, Mar 12 10:56 PM ET (0256 GMT)
Any icy moon of Saturn likely has a warm ocean of liquid water beneath its surface, scientists reported this week. In a paper published in...

SLS booster performs successful static test fire
Posted: Wed, Mar 11 10:10 PM ET (0210 GMT)
A solid rocket booster planned for use on NASA's Space Launch System completed a successful test firing Wednesday. The five-segment booster fired for...