Quasars found in ordinary galaxies
Posted: Wed, May 26 10:22 AM ET (1422 GMT)
Brilliant quasars appear to be based in rather ordinary galaxies, and not large or disrupted ones as previously thought, astronomers said Tuesday. Infrared observations by...

New Skies considering buyout offer
Posted: Tue, May 25 2:07 PM ET (1807 GMT)
Satellite communications company New Skies Satellite is considering an offer from a private equity firm to purchase the company, officials confirmed Tuesday. New Skies, based...

Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Tue, May 25 1:54 PM ET (1754 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station on Tuesday. The Soyuz booster lifted off from Baikonur at 8:34...

Next ISS EVA to use Russian spacesuits
Posted: Tue, May 25 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)
Continuing problems with American spacesuits on the International Space Station led mission managers to decide Monday to use Russian suits for a spacewalk next month,...

Beagle 2 failure blamed on poor management
Posted: Mon, May 24 1:48 PM ET (1748 GMT)
The loss of Britain's Beagle 2 Mars lander was caused in part by poor management of the overall project, according to a report published...

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...