Cassini tests engine
Posted: Sat, May 29 8:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully tested Thursday the rocket engine it will use to enter orbit around the planet Saturn in just over a month....

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Fri, May 28 10:41 AM ET (1441 GMT)
A Tsiklon-2 booster launched a Russian military satellite on Friday, according to Russian media reports. The Tsiklon-2 (Cyclone-2) booster lifted off from...

Spitzer spies potential newborn planet
Posted: Fri, May 28 10:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
Images from the Spitzer Space Telescope have turned up evidence of what may be a newborn planet forming around a young star. Images of the...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Fri, May 28 12:53 AM ET (0453 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station on Thursday. The Progress M-49 spacecraft (also called Progress 14P by NASA) docked...

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...