SMART-1 enters lunar orbit
Posted: Tue, Nov 16 8:04 AM ET (1304 GMT)
SMART-1, Europe's first lunar spacecraft, has entered orbit around the Moon, ESA announced early Tuesday The spacecraft passed within 5,000 km of...

X-43 test flight delayed
Posted: Tue, Nov 16 7:54 AM ET (1254 GMT)
The third and final test flight of the X-43A unmanned hypersonic aircraft was delayed Monday because of a technical glitch. The X-43A was...

India, France to develop earth sciences satellite
Posted: Sat, Nov 13 9:24 AM ET (1424 GMT)
The space agencies of France and India agreed Friday to jointly develop an earth observing satellite, after several years of studying such a mission. Representatives...

Mars rover replots crater exit route
Posted: Fri, Nov 12 8:51 AM ET (1351 GMT)
The Mars rover Opportunity will take a path out of a large crater that will be much like the route it followed into the crater...

Cassini sees evidence of Titan volcanism
Posted: Thu, Nov 11 9:01 AM ET (1401 GMT)
Radar images by NASA's Cassini spacecraft have revealed features scientists believe are created by a kind of volcanic activity that involves molten ice. The...

Solar sail launch date set
Posted: Wed, Nov 10 8:13 PM ET (0113 GMT)
A privately-developed solar sail is now scheduled for launch in March of next year, The Planetary Society announced Tuesday. The Cosmos 1 solar sail...

JAXA president resigns
Posted: Wed, Nov 10 8:02 PM ET (0102 GMT)
The head of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has resigned, citing health issues, the agency announced this month. In a statement dated November 5,...

America's Space Prize rules revealed
Posted: Wed, Nov 10 8:57 AM ET (1357 GMT)
A new prize offered by a multimillionaire businessman would give $50 million to the first privately-developed orbital spacecraft capable of flying twice in 60...

Northrop, Boeing merge CEV efforts
Posted: Tue, Nov 9 10:07 AM ET (1507 GMT)
Northrop Grumman and Boeing announced Tuesday that the two companies will work together to design a critical component of NASA's new exploration vision. The...

Soyuz 2 test launch a success
Posted: Tue, Nov 9 7:58 AM ET (1258 GMT)
The first launch of the upgraded version of Russia's Soyuz rocket has been declared a success by Russian officials. The Soyuz 2-1a lifted...