Google subsidiary to lease airfield and hangar at NASA Ames Posted: Tue, Feb 11 7:24 AM ET (1224 GMT) A subsidiary of Internet giant Google has won a bid to lease and take control over the airfield and an iconic hangar at NASA's... Astronomers discover ancient star Posted: Tue, Feb 11 7:05 AM ET (1205 GMT) Astronomers announced this week the discovery of a relatively nearby star that dates back the earliest eras of the universe. Astronomers discovered the star, designated... Canada releases space policy framework Posted: Sat, Feb 8 10:08 AM ET (1508 GMT) The Canadian government issued Friday a document that outlines the nation's space policy framework, including a "continued commitment" to the International Space Station and... Ariane launches two satellites Posted: Fri, Feb 7 8:10 AM ET (1310 GMT) An Ariane 5 successfully launched two communications satellites Thursday evening, starting what is planned to be a busy year for European launch provider Arianespace. The... Progress launches, docks with ISS Posted: Thu, Feb 6 6:37 AM ET (1137 GMT) A Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday, six hours after its launch from Baikonur. A Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress... Astronomers find "wobbly" exoplanet in Kepler data Posted: Thu, Feb 6 6:18 AM ET (1118 GMT) Astronomers announced this week the discovery of a planet orbiting a binary star system whose rotational axis precesses on human timescales. Researchers found the planet,... NASA extends LADEE mission Posted: Wed, Feb 5 6:14 AM ET (1114 GMT) NASA has extended the mission of a lunar orbiter by four weeks to continue studies of the Moon's tenuous atmosphere. The four-week extension... Progress undocks from ISS Posted: Tue, Feb 4 6:14 AM ET (1114 GMT) A Russian cargo spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station on Monday, clearing a docking post for a new Progress slated for launch later this... New SES satellite enters service Posted: Tue, Feb 4 6:05 AM ET (1105 GMT) The first commercial communications satellite launched by SpaceX has started commercial operations, its owner announced Monday. SES said the SES-8 satellite is now "fully... Astronomers map cloud patterns on brown dwarf Posted: Thu, Jan 30 7:27 AM ET (1227 GMT) European astronomers have, for the first time, mapped the cloud patterns on a nearby brown dwarf. Astronomers used the European Souther Observatory's Very Large... |
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