Space weathering changes color of asteroids
Posted: Mon, May 24 8:35 AM ET (1235 GMT)
Planetary scientists have published new evidence for a phenomenon called "space weathering" that causes the surfaces of asteroids to change color. A puzzle of asteroid...

Asteroid with smallest orbit discovered
Posted: Mon, May 24 8:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)
Planetary astronomers have discovered an asteroid that travels closer to the Sun than any other asteroid, coming nearly as close to the Sun as the...

ISS spacewalk delayed
Posted: Sat, May 22 8:57 AM ET (1257 GMT)
A spacewalk to repair a faulty gyro on the International Space Station has been delayed nearly a week to resolve a problem with a spacesuit....

Intelsat cancels IPO plans
Posted: Fri, May 21 4:20 PM ET (2020 GMT)
Satellite communications company Intelsat announced Friday that it was canceling plans to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) of stock by the end of next...

Mars rock offers more evidence of liquid water
Posted: Fri, May 21 4:12 PM ET (2012 GMT)
A rock ejected from a large crater near the landing site of one of NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers has given scientists additional evidence that...

ISS spacewalk plans hampered by glitches
Posted: Fri, May 21 8:45 AM ET (1245 GMT)
Problems have plagued efforts by the crew of the ISS to prepare for a repair spacewalk, suggesting that next month's EVA may be delayed....

Taurus launches Taiwanese satellite
Posted: Thu, May 20 9:13 PM ET (0113 GMT)
A Taurus rocket, making its first flight in over two and a half years, successfully launched a remote sensing satellite for the government of Taiwan...

Panel: shuttle return-to-flight still faces challenges
Posted: Thu, May 20 8:50 PM ET (0050 GMT)
An independent panel reviewing NASA's efforts to return the space shuttle program to flight believes that effort is making good progress but faces challenges...

Atlas launches communications satellite
Posted: Thu, May 20 7:33 AM ET (1133 GMT)
An Atlas 2AS launched a communications satellite Wednesday night on the penultimate launch of the venerable launch vehicle. The Atlas 2AS lifted off from pad...

Space Adventures to send Japanese tourist to ISS
Posted: Thu, May 20 7:14 AM ET (1114 GMT)
American space tourism company Space Adventures announced this week that it has signed an agreement with a Japanese advertising company to send a Japanese tourist...