Japanese spacecraft approaches asteroid
Posted: Tue, Sep 13 7:47 AM ET (1147 GMT)
A Japanese spacecraft has now moved to within 20 kilometers of its target asteroid, the Japanese space agency JAXA said Monday. Hayabusa is now 20...

Spacecraft detects distant GRB
Posted: Tue, Sep 13 7:37 AM ET (1137 GMT)
A NASA spacecraft has observed what astronomers believe to be the most distant gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever, a blast that dates back to the...

Solar storms pummel Earth
Posted: Mon, Sep 12 7:26 AM ET (1126 GMT)
A series of powerful solar storms has affected radio communications on Earth, with the potential of more such activity. A class X17.1 solar flare...

SpaceX unveils large booster
Posted: Mon, Sep 12 7:15 AM ET (1115 GMT)
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announced last week that it has signed a contract for a new large rocket that will compete head-to-head with...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Sat, Sep 10 6:48 PM ET (2248 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station Saturday. Progress M-54 docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module of the...

Fred Gregory resigns from NASA
Posted: Sat, Sep 10 10:55 AM ET (1455 GMT)
NASA Deputy Administrator Fred Gregory, a former astronaut, announced Friday his intent to retire from the space agency, and the White House moved quickly to...

Proton launches Anik F1R
Posted: Fri, Sep 9 8:37 AM ET (1237 GMT)
A Proton rocket launched a Canadian communications satellite early Friday. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 5:53 pm...

NASA hurricane damage may exceed $1 billion
Posted: Fri, Sep 9 8:27 AM ET (1227 GMT)
NASA officials said Thursday that Hurricane Katrina may cost the agency over $1 billion, but declined to speculate how much of a delay, if any,...

Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Fri, Sep 9 12:20 AM ET (0420 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station on Thursday. The Soyuz carrying the Progress M-54 spacecraft lifted off...

Next Shenzhou mission expected soon
Posted: Thu, Sep 8 8:53 AM ET (1253 GMT)
Chinese officials said this week that the launch of Shenzhou 6, China's second manned spaceflight, would take place either this month or next. Zhang...