Large Kuiper Belt object discovered
Posted: Fri, Dec 16 7:59 AM ET (1259 GMT)
Astronomers announced this week that they have discovered a large Kuiper Belt Object with an unusual orbit. An international team of astronomers discovered the object,...

SES to buy New Skies
Posted: Wed, Dec 14 1:47 PM ET (1847 GMT)
Satellite operator SES Global announced Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire rival New Skies Satellites in a deal valued at over $1 billion. Under...

Hayabusa return delayed
Posted: Wed, Dec 14 8:23 AM ET (1323 GMT)
Japan's Hayabusa space probe will delay its return to Earth by three years because of ongoing thruster problems with the spacecraft. Hayabusa, still in...

Virgin Galactic to establish operations in New Mexico
Posted: Wed, Dec 14 8:15 AM ET (1315 GMT)
Suborbital space tourism operator Virgin Galactic announced plans Tuesday to conduct flights from a new spaceport in New Mexico. The agreement between Virgin and New...

Aurorae spotted on Mars
Posted: Tue, Dec 13 8:30 AM ET (1330 GMT)
A reanalysis of data from a NASA mission has turned up evidence of hundreds of auroral events at Mars, scientists said Monday. Researchers at the...

Sea Launch wins Spaceway launch contract
Posted: Mon, Dec 12 8:48 AM ET (1348 GMT)
Sea Launch has won a contract to launch a large broadband data communications satellite, the multinational venture announced last week. Sea Launch will launch the...

Shuttle oxygen leak under investigation
Posted: Fri, Dec 9 7:48 AM ET (1248 GMT)
Shuttle engineers are investigating data that indicates that an oxygen leak took place in the engine compartment during July's launch of the shuttle Discovery,...

NASA awards ATK launch vehicle contract
Posted: Thu, Dec 8 7:35 AM ET (1235 GMT)
NASA has awarded ATK a contract to build the first stage of a new launch vehicle that will be one of the major components of...

Report: Hayabusa may not have collected asteroid samples
Posted: Wed, Dec 7 8:25 AM ET (1325 GMT)
Japanese space agency officials said Wednesday that the Hayabusa spacecraft, which touched down on the surface of an asteroid last month, may not have been...

European ministers approve ESA plans
Posted: Wed, Dec 7 8:18 AM ET (1318 GMT)
Ministers representing ESA's 17 member states backed a wide range of plans for the space agency during a meeting this week in Berlin. The...