Report: Iran launches rocket into space
Posted: Sun, Feb 25 3:35 PM ET (2035 GMT)
The Iranian media reported Sunday that the country launched a rocket into space, although one that apparently did not place a satellite into orbit. Few...

Rosetta flies past Mars
Posted: Sun, Feb 25 3:29 PM ET (2029 GMT)
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft flew past Mars early Sunday, keeping the spacecraft on course for its eventual rendezvous with a comet. ESA mission controllers confirmed...

Japan launches spysat
Posted: Sat, Feb 24 9:56 AM ET (1456 GMT)
An H-2A rocket launched a latest in a series of Japanese reconnaissance satellites on Saturday. The H-2A lifted off from the Tanegashima Space...

ISS spacewalkers fix antenna
Posted: Fri, Feb 23 8:31 AM ET (1331 GMT)
Two members of the International Space Station crew repaired a stuck antenna during a spacewalk outside the station Thursday. Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria and cosmonaut...

No water found on two exoplanets
Posted: Thu, Feb 22 8:52 AM ET (1352 GMT)
The first spectra of two extrasolar planets taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope revealed, to the surprise of scientists, no sign of water in...

NASA, Virgin Galactic to cooperate in tech development
Posted: Thu, Feb 22 8:38 AM ET (1338 GMT)
NASA and space tourism operator Virgin Galactic signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday that will permit them to cooperate on the development of a range...

XM and Sirius announce merger plans
Posted: Tue, Feb 20 8:50 AM ET (1350 GMT)
The two satellite radio companies serving the US announced Monday that they plan to combine in a "merger of equals" valued at $13 billion. XM...

Delta 2 launches THEMIS
Posted: Sun, Feb 18 10:58 AM ET (1558 GMT)
A Delta 2 successfully launched Saturday evening five space science satellites that will study activity in the Earth's magnetosphere. The United Launch Alliance (ULA)...

COTS companies pass initial milestones
Posted: Sat, Feb 17 10:50 AM ET (1550 GMT)
Two companies that are receiving NASA funding to support the develop of commercial systems to service the International Space Station have met their first set...

THEMIS launch postponed
Posted: Fri, Feb 16 10:02 PM ET (0302 GMT)
The launch of five space science satellites on a Delta 2 was postponed Friday because of high winds. The United Launch Alliance Delta 2 was...