Zenit 3SL explodes at liftoff
Posted: Tue, Jan 30 8:29 PM ET (0129 GMT)
A Sea Launch Zenit 3SL rocket exploded upon liftoff late Tuesday, destroying the launch vehicle and its communications satellite payload. The Zenit 3SL was scheduled...

Hubble camera fails
Posted: Tue, Jan 30 8:12 AM ET (1312 GMT)
A key instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope shut down over the weekend and is likely all but lost for good, NASA officials said Monday....

Any Mars life deep underground
Posted: Tue, Jan 30 8:01 AM ET (1301 GMT)
If the planet Mars still harbors any living organisms, they must exist well below the surface to avoid being killed by radiation, scientists concluded in...

Mars may still have large amounts of water
Posted: Fri, Jan 26 7:33 AM ET (1233 GMT)
Much of the water and carbon dioxide that Mars had early in its history may still be locked up within the planet, scientists said Thursday....

Report: Iran planning satellite launch
Posted: Fri, Jan 26 7:18 AM ET (1218 GMT)
Iran is planning to launch a small satellite using an indigenous booster in the near future, according to a report by Aviation Week magazine on...

NASA moves up next shuttle launch
Posted: Thu, Jan 25 8:10 AM ET (1310 GMT)
Shuttle managers decided Wednesday to move up the launch of the next shuttle mission by one day to March 15. The mission, STS-117, had...

China confirms ASAT test
Posted: Tue, Jan 23 6:56 AM ET (1156 GMT)
The Chinese government finally confirmed Tuesday that the country destroyed one of its own satellites with an anti-satellite weapon earlier this month, nearly a...

Russia to close spaceport
Posted: Tue, Jan 23 6:48 AM ET (1148 GMT)
Russian military officials said Monday that they plan to close a little-used spaceport after one final launch later this year. The Svobodny Cosmodrome, located...

Indian spacecraft returns to Earth
Posted: Mon, Jan 22 8:18 AM ET (1318 GMT)
An Indian spacecraft launched earlier this month successfully returned to Earth early Monday, marking a major milestone for the Indian space program. The Space Recovery...

SS/Loral wins Intelsat contract
Posted: Mon, Jan 22 8:10 AM ET (1310 GMT)
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced Friday that it has won a contract to build a new communications satellite for Intelsat. SS/L will build...