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Astronomers claim to take picture of exoplanet
Posted: Tue, Apr 5 8:49 AM ET (1249 GMT)
Astronomers have taken what they believe is the first image of an extrasolar planet, although the object in question could be a more massive body....

Task force delay could affect shuttle launch
Posted: Mon, Apr 4 8:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
A delay in the final report by a task force studying NASA's implementation of post-Columbia recommendations could force the agency to delay next...

DART launch scheduled for April 15
Posted: Mon, Apr 4 8:13 AM ET (1213 GMT)
NASA has rescheduled the launch of the long-delayed DART spacecraft for April 15, the space agency announced Friday. The Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology...

Dolan pledges to keep Voom operating
Posted: Thu, Mar 31 1:46 PM ET (1846 GMT)
Cablevision chairman Charles Dolan is planning to invest up to $400 million of his own money to keep the satellite TV venture Voom operating, while...

Russia launches communications satellite
Posted: Wed, Mar 30 8:13 AM ET (1313 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a domestic Russian communications satellite early Wednesday. The Proton K lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 5:31 pm EST...

ISS crew completes spacewalk
Posted: Mon, Mar 28 1:49 PM ET (1849 GMT)
The two-man crew of the International Space Station performed a spacewalk Monday morning, successfully wrapping up their work well ahead of schedule. Leroy Chiao...

Boeing alters commercial satellite line
Posted: Mon, Mar 28 8:40 AM ET (1340 GMT)
The Boeing Company announced plans last week to modify its lineup of commercial communications satellite, introducing a modified version of its largest satellite while retiring...

Report criticizes shuttle workforce planning
Posted: Sun, Mar 27 9:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
A report released Thursday concludes that NASA has not done nearly enough to maintain its shuttle workforce as the program winds down this decade. The...

Deep Impact camera blurry
Posted: Fri, Mar 25 8:27 PM ET (0127 GMT)
Images taken by the camera on NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft are slightly out of focus, NASA announced Friday, although the space agency downplayed the...

Boeing to reintroduce Delta 4 on commercial market
Posted: Thu, Mar 24 1:40 PM ET (1840 GMT)
In an unexpected move, a Boeing executive said Wednesday that company plans to reintroduce its Delta 4 vehicle on the commercial market later this year,...



news in brief
House committee opposes proposed NASA budget cuts
Posted: Sat, Apr 25 11:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)

Electron launches Japanese cubesats
Posted: Sat, Apr 25 10:57 AM ET (1457 GMT)

NASA to launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in September
Posted: Sat, Apr 25 10:54 AM ET (1454 GMT)

news links
Monday, April 27
Program: PNG Starlink ban to end after National Court ruling
Australian Broadcasting Corporation — 5:26 am ET (0926 GMT)
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base Sunday morning
KSBY-TV San Luis Obispo, CA — 5:24 am ET (0924 GMT)


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