News briefs: September 6
Posted: Sat, Sep 7 11:12 AM ET (1512 GMT)
A bright fireball seen by thousands in South Australia may have been a boulder-sized meteor, scientists said. The blue fireball was seen late Thursday...

Ariane 4 launches Intelsat 906
Posted: Fri, Sep 6 8:53 AM ET (1253 GMT)
One of the last remaining Ariane 4 boosters successfully launched the latest Intelsat communications satellite early Friday. The Ariane 44L lifted off from Kourou, French...

News briefs: September 5
Posted: Fri, Sep 6 7:54 AM ET (1154 GMT)
The inaugural launch of Boeing's Delta 4 rocket will be delayed several weeks because of software glitches, SPACE.com reported Thursday. The launch, scheduled...

Florida Space Camp faces foreclosure
Posted: Fri, Sep 6 7:35 AM ET (1135 GMT)
The US Space Camp facility near Kennedy Space Center in Florida will be foreclosed and auctioned off later this month, officials said this week. SouthTrust...

News briefs: September 4
Posted: Thu, Sep 5 8:02 AM ET (1202 GMT)
The US Defense Department has established a new office to oversee space communications. The office is charged with coordinating military communications via satellite, including data...

Science briefs: September 4
Posted: Thu, Sep 5 7:45 AM ET (1145 GMT)
An extrasolar planet discovered three years ago may be nothing more than an optical illusion, astronomers said Wednesday. Astronomers in 1999 reported that the star...

Report: spacecraft problems hurt US intelligence efforts
Posted: Wed, Sep 4 8:40 AM ET (1240 GMT)
The launch failure of one satellite and the extended delay in the launch of another have hurt American efforts to eavesdrop on Iraqi and al-...

News briefs: September 3
Posted: Wed, Sep 4 7:38 AM ET (1138 GMT)
NASA plans to discontinue a major space operations contract at the end of next year, Space News reported Tuesday. NASA awarded the Consolidated Space Operations...

Russia removes Bass from Soyuz flight
Posted: Tue, Sep 3 8:27 AM ET (1227 GMT)
The Russian space agency Rosaviakosmos announced Tuesday that pop star and would-be space tourist Lance Bass will not be included in the crew of...

News briefs: August 31-September 2
Posted: Tue, Sep 3 7:42 AM ET (1142 GMT)
Frank Culbertson retired from NASA's astronaut corps last month, the Johnson Space Center announced. Culbertson left the astronaut corps on August 24 to pursue...