Dark energy unlikely to cause violent end to universe
Posted: Sat, Feb 21 10:28 AM ET (1528 GMT)
Astronomers announced Friday that dark energy, a mysterious force that appears to cause the expansion of the universe to accelerate, will not change enough to...

Mars rovers finds soil consistent with liquid water
Posted: Sat, Feb 21 10:13 AM ET (1513 GMT)
Sticky, fine-grained soil found at the landing sites of the twin MArs rovers Spirit and Opportunity may be consistent with, but not necessarily proof...

Large planetoid discovered beyond Pluto
Posted: Fri, Feb 20 10:46 AM ET (1546 GMT)
Astronomers announced Thursday that they have discovered a large Kuiper Belt object (KBO) beyond the orbit of Pluto that may be half the diameter of...

NASA confirms next shuttle flight delayed to March 2005
Posted: Thu, Feb 19 11:13 PM ET (0413 GMT)
NASA announced late Thursday that the next space shuttle launch has been delayed six months until March 2005. In a statement, the agency said that...

Astronomers see black hole consume star
Posted: Thu, Feb 19 2:02 PM ET (1902 GMT)
Astronomers reported Wednesday they had evidence for the first time of a black hole ripping apart and consuming a star. Both NASA's Chandra X-...

News Corp. to put PanAmSat up for sale
Posted: Wed, Feb 18 7:14 PM ET (0014 GMT)
News Corporation, which owns a controlling interest in satellite operator PanAmSat, plans to solicit bids to purchase the company, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday....

NASA planning to delay next shuttle flight to 2005
Posted: Wed, Feb 18 7:07 PM ET (0007 GMT)
NASA will likely delay the first post-Columbia shuttle flight until at least March 2005, officials suggested this week. The next shuttle mission, STS-114,...

Russia launches military communications satellite
Posted: Wed, Feb 18 11:23 AM ET (1623 GMT)
A Molniya rocket launched a communications satellite for the Russian military early Wednesday. The Molniya-M lifted off at 2:03 am EST (0703 GMT)...

More debris spotted near space station
Posted: Tue, Feb 17 6:06 PM ET (2306 GMT)
A small object, believed to be a bolt from a docked Progress spacecraft, was seen floating away from the International Space Station on Sunday, MSNBC...

Russia: no plans for manned Soyuz launches from Kourou
Posted: Tue, Feb 17 10:41 AM ET (1541 GMT)
There are no plans to conduct manned Soyuz launched from the European launch facility in Kourou, the head of the Russian space agency Rosaviakosmos said...