Astronomers discover x-rays from Saturn
Posted: Tue, Mar 9 11:09 AM ET (1609 GMT)
Astronomers have observed the planet Saturn in x-rays for the first time, leaving astronomers puzzled why the distribution of x-rays is so different...

China to add women to astronaut corps
Posted: Mon, Mar 8 7:52 PM ET (0052 GMT)
China plans to add women to its small corps of "taikonauts", or astronauts, but offered no specifics regarding when a Chinese woman might fly in...

Image may show Beagle 2 debris
Posted: Mon, Mar 8 2:06 PM ET (1906 GMT)
Images from an orbiting spacecraft have revealed several objects that could be debris from the failed Beagle 2 Mars lander, scientists in London said Monday....

EADS space division improving despite loss
Posted: Mon, Mar 8 1:54 PM ET (1854 GMT)
The space division of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) recorded a sharp loss in 2003, the company announced Monday, but saw its...

Spirit finds evidence of past liquid water on Mars
Posted: Sat, Mar 6 9:56 AM ET (1456 GMT)
Just three days after scientists announced evidence that the Mars rover Opportunity had found evidence that liquid water once flowed on Mars, the twin rover...

Glenn critical of new space agenda
Posted: Fri, Mar 5 8:20 AM ET (1320 GMT)
Former astronaut and senator John Glenn told a presidential commission on Thursday that he disagreed with elements of the new space initiative that would cut...

House passes commercial space bill
Posted: Fri, Mar 5 8:08 AM ET (1308 GMT)
The House of Representatives passed by an overwhelming margin on Thursday legislation that would support the nascent commercial suborbital launch industry. By a vote of...

Soyuz to launch first Galileo satellites
Posted: Thu, Mar 4 10:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
The European Space Agency has selected Starsem to launch the first demonstration Galileo satellites on Soyuz rockets late next year. Under the contract, announced Wednesday...

House passes asteroid awards bill
Posted: Thu, Mar 4 10:10 AM ET (1510 GMT)
The House of Representatives passed by a nearly unanimous vote Wednesday legislation that would provide awards to amateur astronomers who discover near Earth asteroids (NEAs)....

ISS orbit boosted
Posted: Thu, Mar 4 12:08 AM ET (0508 GMT)
An engine burn by a Progress spacecraft late Tuesday boosted the orbit of the International Space Station. The Progress M1-11 cargo spacecraft, docked to...