Ukrainian satellites fail to reach proper orbit
Posted: Tue, Dec 28 12:13 PM ET (1713 GMT)
Russian officials confirmed Monday that a pair of Ukrainian satellites launched Friday on Tsiklon booster failed to reach their proper orbits because of an upper-...

2029 asteroid impact ruled out
Posted: Tue, Dec 28 12:01 PM ET (1701 GMT)
A small asteroid that earned the highest rating ever on an asteroid impact threat scale now poses no risk of colliding with the Earth in...

Russia launches GLONASS satellites
Posted: Mon, Dec 27 12:19 PM ET (1719 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched three GLONASS navigation satellites on Sunday. The Proton-K booster lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 8:...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Sun, Dec 26 11:18 AM ET (1618 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft carrying critical supplies successfully docked with the International Space Station Saturday night. The Progress M-51 spacecraft (also called Progress 16...

Huygens dispatched towards Titan
Posted: Sat, Dec 25 2:50 PM ET (1950 GMT)
The European-built Huygens probe separated from the Cassini spacecraft Friday night on a trajectory towards Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Huygens separated from Cassini...

Russia launches remote sensing satellites
Posted: Sat, Dec 25 2:37 PM ET (1937 GMT)
A Tsiklon booster launched two Ukrainian remote sensing satellites on Friday. The Tsiklon-3 (Cyclone-3) booster lifted off from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern...

Asteroid has slight impact risk
Updated: Sat, Dec 25 2:27 PM ET (1927 GMT)
Originally Posted: Fri, Dec 24 11:52 AM ET (1652 GMT)
A newly-discovered asteroid has a slight chance of colliding with the Earth in 2029, but astronomers are confident the possibility will disappear with further...

Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Thu, Dec 23 11:59 PM ET (0459 GMT)
A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft carrying critical supplies for the International Space Station lifted off early Friday. A Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur...

Lockheed gets military Atlas launch contract
Posted: Thu, Dec 23 12:39 PM ET (1739 GMT)
The Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a contract Monday for the launch of a reconnaissance satellite from the West Coast. The contract covers the launch...

Mars Express finds evidence of active volcanism
Posted: Thu, Dec 23 12:29 PM ET (1729 GMT)
Images by ESA's Mars Express spacecraft suggest that volcanic activity may still be taking place on Mars. In a paper published in Thursday's...