Lockheed wins JSAT satellite order
Posted: Wed, Apr 21 8:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that it has won a contract to build a Japanese communications satellite. Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems will build the JCSAT-...

Gravity Probe B launched
Posted: Tue, Apr 20 8:16 PM ET (0016 GMT)
A Delta 2 successfully launched NASA's Gravity Probe B mission on Tuesday after years of delays. The Delta 2 7920 lifted off from Space...

Equity firm KKR to buy PanAmSat
Posted: Tue, Apr 20 1:51 PM ET (1751 GMT)
Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Co. (KKR) has agreed to acquire satellite communications company PanAmSat for an estimated $4.3 billion, parties to...

NASA turns down Russian proposal for year-long ISS stay
Posted: Tue, Apr 20 10:44 AM ET (1444 GMT)
NASA rejected Monday a Russian request to have the next ISS expedition remain on the station an extra year so that Russia can sell extra...

Gravity Probe B launch delayed
Posted: Mon, Apr 19 7:59 PM ET (2359 GMT)
The launch of NASA's Gravity Probe B spacecraft has been delayed 24 hours because of a last-minute glitch loading data into its Delta...

ILS wins three launch contracts
Posted: Mon, Apr 19 7:52 PM ET (2352 GMT)
SES Global awarded International Launch Services (ILS) three contracts on Monday for launches of communication satellites on Atlas and Proton rockets. ILS will launch the...

Soyuz launches next ISS crew
Posted: Mon, Apr 19 10:28 AM ET (1428 GMT)
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying the next long-duration crew for the International Space Station lifted off early Monday. The Soyuz booster lifted off at...

China launches two smallsats
Posted: Mon, Apr 19 10:18 AM ET (1418 GMT)
A Chinese rocket launched two small technology demonstration satellites late Sunday. The Long March 2C booster lifted off from the Xichang launch center in southwestern...

Stellar collisions may create middleweight black holes
Posted: Sun, Apr 18 7:34 PM ET (2334 GMT)
The collision of massive star may be the mechanism for creating "middleweight" black holes, which themselves may be the stepping stone towards creating even larger...

Universe may be shaped like a funnel
Posted: Sun, Apr 18 7:19 PM ET (2319 GMT)
Astronomers said last week that they could explain recent observations of the early universe if the universe if shaped like a horn or funnel. The...