MDA wins Canadian military satellite contract
Posted: Wed, Jan 12 8:55 AM ET (1355 GMT)
Canadian space company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) announced Tuesday that it has won a contract to begin development of a Canadian space surveillance satellite....

Hubble spots potential exoplanet
Posted: Tue, Jan 11 9:07 AM ET (1407 GMT)
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed the existence of an object that may be an extrasolar planet orbiting a brown dwarf star. The...

Delta 4 failure linked to sensor problem
Posted: Sat, Jan 8 6:36 PM ET (2336 GMT)
The partial failure of the inaugural launch of the Delta 4 Heavy last month has been traced back to faulty propellant sensors in its three...

NASA selects business center finalists
Posted: Sat, Jan 8 6:26 PM ET (2326 GMT)
NASA announced Friday it has narrowed its choice for the site of a new business center to locations near three NASA centers. The NASA Shared...

Chandra discovers powerful eruption
Posted: Fri, Jan 7 9:07 AM ET (1407 GMT)
NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory has discovered what astronomers claim this week to be the most powerful eruption in the universe. The eruption, which...

White House releases space transportation policy
Posted: Thu, Jan 6 8:23 PM ET (0123 GMT)
The Bush Administration released Thursday a long-awaited new national space transportation policy that largely maintains the status quo. The policy, officially authorized by President...

MDA gets Hubble repair contract
Posted: Thu, Jan 6 9:08 AM ET (1408 GMT)
Canadian company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) announced Wednesday that it has won a NASA contract to help plan a possible robotic repair mission to...

Swift sees first gamma-ray bursts
Posted: Thu, Jan 6 8:37 AM ET (1337 GMT)
NASA's Swift gamma-ray observatory, launched last November, has seen its first gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), astronomers announced Wednesday. The spacecraft's Burst Alert...

ISS oxygen generator breaks down
Posted: Wed, Jan 5 8:45 AM ET (1345 GMT)
A balky oxygen generator on the International Space Station has broken down again, but does not pose an immediate problem for the station's two-...

Arianespace gets launch contracts
Posted: Tue, Jan 4 8:03 PM ET (0103 GMT)
French launch provider Arianespace announced Tuesday that it has won contracts for five launches of European satellites on Ariane and Soyuz vehicles. The company said...