Stellar observations date Milky Way
Posted: Wed, Aug 18 9:29 PM ET (0129 GMT)
Observations of two stars in a nearby globular cluster have allowed astronomers to compute the most accurate age of the Milky Way to date. Italian...

Cassini discovers two small moons
Posted: Tue, Aug 17 1:16 PM ET (1716 GMT)
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered two small moons around the planet Saturn, scientists said Monday. The two moons, provisionally named S/2004 S1 and...

Intelsat accepts buyout bid
Posted: Mon, Aug 16 6:35 PM ET (2235 GMT)
Intelsat, the world's second-largest satellite operator, announced Monday that it has accepted a buyout offer with a total value of $5 billion from...

Report: four firms to buy Intelsat
Posted: Mon, Aug 16 10:31 AM ET (1431 GMT)
Four private equity firms have teamed together to put together a $3 billion bid for satellite operator Intelsat, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The...

Canadian Arrow drop tests spacecraft
Posted: Mon, Aug 16 10:21 AM ET (1421 GMT)
A Canadian entrant in the Ansari X Prize competition successfully drop-tested its passenger capsule in the waters off Toronto on Saturday. Canadian Arrow dropped...

India contemplates manned spaceflight
Posted: Sat, Aug 14 11:38 AM ET (1538 GMT)
The head of India's space agency said this week that his country could mount a manned orbital spaceflight by early next decade, if the...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Sat, Aug 14 11:27 AM ET (1527 GMT)
A Russian Progress supply spacecraft docked with the International Space Station early Saturday, bringing supplied for the station's two-man crew. The Progress M-...

Discounted PanAmSat sale wins FCC approval
Posted: Fri, Aug 13 10:36 AM ET (1436 GMT)
The DirecTV Group announced Thursday that the sale of its majority stake in satellite operator PanAmSat has been approved by the FCC. The approval, granted...

Genesis adjusts course towards Earth
Posted: Thu, Aug 12 2:48 PM ET (1848 GMT)
NASA's Genesis spacecraft completed a maneuver earlier this week that put the spacecraft on course to return to Earth next month. Genesis fired a...

Kistler hires former NASA, Boeing execs
Posted: Thu, Aug 12 2:15 PM ET (1815 GMT)
Kistler Aerospace announced Wednesday that it has hired a pair of executives who previously worked for NASA and Boeing to give the RLV developer experienced...