Weather delays MetOp launch
Posted: Wed, Oct 18 1:51 PM ET (1751 GMT)
The launch of a European weather satellite was postponed again on Wednesday, this time because of poor weather. The Soyuz rocket carrying the MetOp-A...

New Mars orbiter providing new insights
Posted: Wed, Oct 18 1:03 PM ET (1703 GMT)
Just one week into science observations, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is providing scientists with "new clues" about Martian geology and the planet's...

MetOp launch scrubbed
Posted: Tue, Oct 17 8:11 PM ET (0011 GMT)
The launch of a European weather satellite was stopped at the last second on Tuesday and has been rescheduled for Wednesday. A Soyuz rocket was...

NASA shifts shuttle schedule
Posted: Tue, Oct 17 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers met Monday to adjust the schedule for the remaining flights of the space shuttle, delaying three shuttle missions scheduled for launch in...

Ariane launches three satellites
Posted: Sat, Oct 14 10:05 AM ET (1405 GMT)
An Ariane 5 successfully launched two commercial communications satellites and a Japanese experimental satellite Friday evening. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from the Kourou,...

Lockheed completes sale of ILS
Posted: Thu, Oct 12 1:36 PM ET (1736 GMT)
Lockheed Martin has completed the sale of its stake in commercial launch services provider International Launch Services (ILS) as the company begins its latest launch...

ISS gyro shut down
Posted: Thu, Oct 12 8:33 AM ET (1233 GMT)
Controllers have turned off a gyroscope on the International Space Station after it showed signs of malfunctioning, a decision that could have implications for both...

Globalstar signs agreement for next-generation satellites
Posted: Wed, Oct 11 8:16 AM ET (1216 GMT)
Low Earth orbit communications satellite operator Globalstar announced Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with a European manufacturer to build Globalstar's next generation...

Soyuz switches docking ports on ISS
Posted: Wed, Oct 11 8:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
The crew of the International Space Station boarded a Soyuz spacecraft and took a quick trip from one docking port on the station to another....

Hubble confirms exoplanet around nearby star
Posted: Tue, Oct 10 8:26 AM ET (1226 GMT)
Observations by the Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed the presence of a Jupiter-sized extrasolar planet orbiting a nearby star and have linked it to...