China launches weather satellite
Posted: Tue, May 27 9:48 PM ET (0148 GMT)
A Long March rocket launched a polar-orbiting weather satellite Tuesday that will be used to improve weather forecasts for the upcoming Olympics in Beijing....

MRO takes picture of Phoenix entry
Posted: Mon, May 26 8:17 PM ET (0017 GMT)
NASA released Monday a stunning image of Phoenix as it descended towards the Martian surface, taken by another orbiting spacecraft. The high-resolution camera on...

Phoenix lands on Mars
Updated: Sun, May 25 11:09 PM ET (0309 GMT)
Originally Posted: Sun, May 25 9:13 PM ET (0113 GMT)
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander successfully touched down on the northern plains of the Red Planet Sunday afternoon. Signals from the spacecraft, relayed through the...

Phoenix skips planned trajectory maneuver
Posted: Sun, May 25 12:10 PM ET (1610 GMT)
Project managers decided to skip a planned trajectory correction maneuver for NASA's Mars Phoenix spacecraft Saturday night as officials remained confident if anxious about...

Russian rocket launches four satellites
Posted: Sat, May 24 1:06 PM ET (1706 GMT)
A Rockot vehicle launched three Russian military satellites and a small secondary satellite on Friday. The Rockot lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern...

Mars rover finds potential hot springs deposits
Posted: Sat, May 24 12:53 PM ET (1653 GMT)
Scientists analyzing data collected by one of NASA's twin Mars rovers confirmed this week the discovery of silica deposits like those made by hot...

Phoenix ready for Sunday Mars landing
Posted: Fri, May 23 12:44 PM ET (1644 GMT)
NASA's Phoenix spacecraft is good health and on course to land on Mars on Sunday, project officials said Thursday. Phoenix is scheduled to land...

New red spot forms on Jupiter
Posted: Fri, May 23 12:23 PM ET (1623 GMT)
Scientists have spotted a new large storm on Jupiter that is a smaller cousin of the Great Red Spot. the third storm has formed in...

Astronomers catch supernova explosion in the act
Posted: Fri, May 23 12:08 PM ET (1608 GMT)
A NASA spacecraft has allowed astronomers to observe a supernova explosion as it occurs, rather than observing the aftermath, astronomers said this week. Astronomers using...

Soyuz reentry problems blamed on faulty module detachment
Posted: Thu, May 22 6:53 AM ET (1053 GMT)
Russian officials said Wednesday that the ballistic reentry of a Soyuz spacecraft last month was caused when the spacecraft's equipment module failed to separate...