Pad glitch delays Delta launch
Posted: Fri, May 13 8:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)
For the third straight day the launch of a weather satellite from California has been delayed, this time because of a problem with the launch...

Mars Express boom deployment confirmed
Posted: Fri, May 13 8:26 AM ET (1226 GMT)
ESA officials said Wednesday that the first of two radar booms had finally successfully deployed, after a maneuver locked a final segment of the boom...

Winds again delay Delta launch
Posted: Thu, May 12 7:09 AM ET (1109 GMT)
For the second straight day high winds have delayed the launch of a weather satellite from California. The Delta 2 was scheduled to lift off...

Massive solar flares may have protected early Earth
Posted: Thu, May 12 7:02 AM ET (1102 GMT)
Powerful x-ray flares from the early Sun may have prevented the Earth from spiraling in, astronomers said Tuesday. That conclusion was based on observations...

Astronomers witness birth of black hole
Posted: Thu, May 12 6:50 AM ET (1050 GMT)
Astronomers announced this week that they observed a brief gamma-ray burst that they believe signals the birth of a new black hole. The burst,...

Weather satellite launch delayed
Posted: Wed, May 11 8:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
The launch of a new polar-orbiting weather satellite has been postponed because of high winds early Wednesday. The Delta 2 was scheduled to lift...

NASA picks Stennis for new backoffice
Posted: Tue, May 10 7:20 AM ET (1120 GMT)
NASA announced Monday that it has selected the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi as the home of a new backoffice for the space agency. NASA...

Mars Express boom deployment delayed
Posted: Mon, May 9 8:01 PM ET (0001 GMT)
The European Space Agency announced Monday that it was postponing the deployment of a second boom used by the radar instrument on Mars Express in...

NASA to swap shuttle tanks
Posted: Mon, May 9 6:59 AM ET (1059 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers decided late Friday to exchange the external tank currently mounted to the shuttle Discovery with one intended to be used on the...

Scientists link Saturn moon to outer solar system
Posted: Mon, May 9 6:51 AM ET (1051 GMT)
Planetary scientists reported last week that an outer moon of Saturn surveyed by NASA's Cassini spacecraft last year most likely originated in the outer...