Astronomers claim first exoplanet image
Posted: Sat, Sep 11 6:05 PM ET (2205 GMT)
Astronomers said Friday that they have taken what they believe is the first direct image of an extrasolar planet. The object, orbiting the brown dwarf...

NASA hopeful Genesis samples can be salvaged
Posted: Fri, Sep 10 8:19 PM ET (0019 GMT)
Project officials and scientists said Friday they believed that at least some of the solar wind samples contained in the Genesis return capsule that crashed...

ISS oxygen generator breaks down
Posted: Fri, Sep 10 1:54 PM ET (1754 GMT)
A balky oxygen generator on the International Space Station has broken down, a malfunction that could jeopardize a crew exchange mission planned for next month...

China launches two satellites
Posted: Thu, Sep 9 2:11 PM ET (1811 GMT)
A Chinese Long March booster placed two small research satellites into orbit Thursday, according to Chinese media reports. A Long March 4B rocket lifted off...

Arianespace announces 3 launch contracts
Posted: Thu, Sep 9 1:58 PM ET (1758 GMT)
Launch services provider Arianespace announced Thursday that is has won contracts to launch three commercial satellites. The French company reported that it has signed a...

DirecTV to buy three Boeing satellites
Posted: Wed, Sep 8 9:02 PM ET (0102 GMT)
DirecTV announced Wednesday afternoon that it plans to buy three large satellites from Boeing Satellite Systems as part of an initiative to increase its high-...

Genesis capsule crash-lands in Utah
Updated: Wed, Sep 8 4:59 PM ET (2059 GMT)
Originally Posted: Wed, Sep 8 1:15 PM ET (1715 GMT)
The sample return capsule from NASA's Genesis spacecraft crash-landed in the Utah desert Wednesday after its parachutes failed to deploy. The capsule, containing...

KSC to remain closed this week
Posted: Tue, Sep 7 11:36 PM ET (0336 GMT)
NASA's Kennedy Space Center will not reopen until Monday while crews survey and attempt to begin to repair damage to the spaceport even as...

Israeli spysat launch fails
Posted: Mon, Sep 6 10:38 PM ET (0238 GMT)
The launch of an Israeli reconnaissance satellite Monday failed because of an apparent problem with the rocket's upper stage. A Shavit booster lifted off...

VAB, tile facility damaged at KSC
Updated: Mon, Sep 6 3:54 PM ET (1954 GMT)
Originally Posted: Mon, Sep 6 1:51 PM ET (1751 GMT)
Officials at NASA's Kennedy Space Center said Monday that over 1,000 panels had been ripped off portions of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)...