Astronomers discover youngest exoplanet
Posted: Thu, Jan 3 7:47 AM ET (1247 GMT)
German astronomers reported this week that they have discovered the youngest extrasolar planet found to date, a world that is still embedded within the protoplanetary...

Deep Impact spacecraft flies past Earth
Posted: Wed, Jan 2 7:01 AM ET (1201 GMT)
NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft flew past Earth on New Year's Eve, a maneuver that puts the spacecraft on course for an extended mission...

Atlantis launch to slip further
Posted: Fri, Dec 28 11:10 AM ET (1610 GMT)
Shuttle managers said Thursday that the launch of the shuttle Atlantis would likely slip at least a few days past its planned January 10 date...

President signs NASA budget bill
Posted: Fri, Dec 28 10:58 AM ET (1558 GMT)
President Bush on Wednesday signed an appropriations bill that gives NASA almost exactly what the White House requested for the agency in 2008, but without...

Progress docks at ISS
Posted: Wed, Dec 26 11:19 AM ET (1619 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station early Wednesday, three days after launch. The Progress M-62 spacecraft docked automatically with the...

Proton launches GLONASS satellites
Posted: Wed, Dec 26 10:59 AM ET (1559 GMT)
A Proton rocket placed three GLONASS navigation satellites in orbit, part of Russia's continuing effort to repopulate its satellite navigation system. The Proton-M...

Russia launches cargo spacecraft to ISS
Posted: Sun, Dec 23 12:36 PM ET (1736 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched on Sunday a Progress spacecraft carrying cargo for the International Space Station. The Soyuz lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at...

Conflict of interest delays 2011 NASA Mars mission
Posted: Sat, Dec 22 8:09 AM ET (1309 GMT)
NASA will skip a 2011 opportunity to launch a Mars orbiter after the agency discovered a conflict of interest when reviewing two mission proposals. Agency...

Ariane launches two satellites
Posted: Sat, Dec 22 7:56 AM ET (1256 GMT)
An Ariane 5 launched two communications satellites Friday evening in its sixth and final mission of the year. The Ariane 5 GS lifted off from...

Asteroid could hit Mars in January
Posted: Fri, Dec 21 7:43 AM ET (1243 GMT)
Astronomers are tracking an asteroid that has a small chance of hitting the planet Mars in January. The 2007 WD5, estimated to be about 50...