XM director resigns after widening loss
Posted: Fri, Feb 17 8:55 AM ET (1355 GMT)
A member of the board of directors of XM Satellite Radio resigned Thursday after the company reported a larger-than-expected loss in the fourth...

Zenit 3SL launches EchoStar satellite
Posted: Thu, Feb 16 5:37 AM ET (1037 GMT)
A Sea Launch rocket successfully launched a new direct broadcasting satellite Wednesday evening. The Zenit 3SL lifted off from the Odyssey mobile launch platform on...

China revamps manned spaceflight plans
Posted: Tue, Feb 14 8:17 AM ET (1317 GMT)
China has changed its future plans for its manned space program to feature the development of a small space station by early next decade, Flight...

Sea Launch delays flight again
Posted: Mon, Feb 13 6:48 AM ET (1148 GMT)
Sea Launch has again delayed the launch of a direct broadcasting satellite on a Zenit 3SL because of unspecified problems. Sea Launch had planned to...

Falcon 1 performs pad test fire
Posted: Sat, Feb 11 10:51 AM ET (1551 GMT)
A day after delaying the planned inaugural launch of its Falcon 1 launch vehicle, SpaceX performed a brief pad firing Friday of the rocket. The...

Meteorite raises hopes for Mars life
Posted: Fri, Feb 10 5:46 AM ET (1046 GMT)
Analysis of a Martian meteorite has provided that some scientists have interpreted as new evidence for past life on Mars. Researchers studying the interior of...

Falcon 1 launch delayed again
Posted: Thu, Feb 9 10:49 PM ET (0349 GMT)
The first launch of SpaceX's Falcon 1 small launch vehicle has been postponed again after unspecified technical problems were discovered during a countdown rehearsal....

Zenit 3SL launch postponed
Posted: Thu, Feb 9 6:08 AM ET (1108 GMT)
The launch of a direct broadcasting satellite on a Zenit 3SL was scrubbed Wednesday evening because a problem with ground equipment. The multinational Sea Launch...

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...