Dwarf planet named
Posted: Tue, Jul 22 7:16 AM ET (1116 GMT)
An object in the outer solar system whose discovery helped trigger a new definition for the term "planet" has been given an official name. The...

Orbital reports increased profits
Posted: Sat, Jul 19 7:36 AM ET (1136 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation reported increased revenues and profits in its fiscal second quarter on Thursday. The company reported operating income of $26.5 million on $...

Water on Mars "pervasive and long-lasting"
Posted: Thu, Jul 17 6:09 AM ET (1009 GMT)
Analysis of data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have led scientists to conclude that liquid water on early Mars was commonplace and lasted...

Zenit 3SL launches EchoStar 11
Posted: Wed, Jul 16 7:59 AM ET (1159 GMT)
A Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket successfully placed a new satellite into orbit late Tuesday for a satellite TV broadcaster. The Zenit-3SL rocket lifted...

Cosmonauts carry out another ISS spacewalk
Posted: Wed, Jul 16 7:47 AM ET (1147 GMT)
Two Russian cosmonauts carried out the second spacewalk outside the ISS in as many weeks, installing a docking target and performing other work on the...

Astrium wins order for SES satellite
Posted: Wed, Jul 16 7:34 AM ET (1134 GMT)
European satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium has won a contract from SES Astra for a new communications satellite. Astrium will build the Astra 1N satellite for...

Cosmonauts remove Soyuz bolt in spacewalk
Posted: Fri, Jul 11 7:52 AM ET (1152 GMT)
Two Russian cosmonauts performed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday, removing an explosive bolt from the Soyuz spacecraft docked to the station....

Scientists find evidence of water in lunar interior
Posted: Thu, Jul 10 7:29 AM ET (1129 GMT)
Analysis of rocks returned by the Apollo missions to the Moon has led scientists to conclude that the lunar interior contains at least traces of...

Loral wins contract for Hispasat spacecraft
Posted: Thu, Jul 10 7:12 AM ET (1112 GMT)
Space Systems/Loral has won a contract to build a new communications satellite for Spanish operator Hispasat, the company announced Wednesday. SS/L will build...

NASA announces schedule for remaining shuttle launches
Posted: Tue, Jul 8 8:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
NASA announced on Monday the tentative schedule for the remaining 10 launches of the space shuttle, with the final launch now scheduled for mid-2010....