SpaceX delays Falcon 1 launch a day
Posted: Wed, Feb 8 8:30 AM ET (1330 GMT)
SpaceX has pushed back this week's inaugural launch of its Falcon 1 rocket a day in order to conduct a countdown test. The launch...

Astronomers take temperature of dark matter
Posted: Tue, Feb 7 7:56 PM ET (0056 GMT)
Astronomers have measured the temperature of dark matter that predominates galaxies like the Milky Way, and found it to be much warmer than expected. Astronomers...

ILS to launch JSAT spacecraft on Proton
Posted: Tue, Feb 7 7:44 AM ET (1244 GMT)
International Launch Services announced Monday that it had signed a contract for the launch of a communications satellite with a Japanese satellite operator. ILS will...

President offers NASA slight budget increase for 2007
Posted: Mon, Feb 6 1:32 PM ET (1832 GMT)
The Bush Administration's fiscal year 2007 budget proposal, released Monday morning, would give NASA approximately a one-percent budget increase over its current budget,...

Water ice spotted on surface of comet
Posted: Mon, Feb 6 7:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
Planetary scientists said last week that they have detected water ice on the surface of comet Tempel-1, the first detection of ice on the...

ISS spacewalk completed, SuitSat fails after release
Posted: Sat, Feb 4 11:54 AM ET (1654 GMT)
The crew of the International Space Station performed a spacewalk Friday, releasing an old spacesuit that had been converted into a satellite and attempting to...

NASA IG under investigation
Posted: Fri, Feb 3 7:07 AM ET (1207 GMT)
A watchdog agency is investigating allegations that NASA's inspector general has not properly investigated safety violations and claims of retribution against space agency employees....

Loral head Schwartz to retire
Posted: Fri, Feb 3 6:52 AM ET (1152 GMT)
Bernard Schwartz, chairman and CEO of Loral Space and Communications and its predecessor firm since 1972, announced Wednesday that he will retire from the company...

Strike hurts Boeing revenues
Posted: Fri, Feb 3 6:40 AM ET (1140 GMT)
A three-month strike that crippled the Delta launch vehicle program depressed Boeing's revenues for the fourth quarter, the company reported this week. Boeing'...

"Tenth planet" bigger than Pluto
Posted: Thu, Feb 2 7:46 AM ET (1246 GMT)
Astronomers have confirmed that an object in the outer fringes of the solar system discovered last year is indeed larger than Pluto, raising new questions...