Powerful gamma-ray burst was aimed at Earth
Posted: Fri, Sep 12 7:31 AM ET (1131 GMT)
A powerful gamma-ray burst detected earlier this year that created an afterglow briefly visible to the naked eye was aimed almost directly towards the...

Ares 1 passes PDR
Posted: Thu, Sep 11 7:14 AM ET (1114 GMT)
Ares 1, the rocket that will be used to launch the Orion spacecraft starting next decade, passed its preliminary design review (PDR) on Wednesday, a...

Progress launches to ISS
Posted: Thu, Sep 11 6:54 AM ET (1054 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a Progress spacecraft late Wednesday carrying cargo for the International Space Station. The Soyuz lifted off at 3:50 pm EDT (...

Startup company announces broadband satellite system
Posted: Wed, Sep 10 8:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)
A new company, in partnership with three major firms, announced Tuesday plans to deploy a satellite system to provide broadband access to underserved regions of...

GOCE launch postponed
Posted: Mon, Sep 8 8:57 PM ET (0057 GMT)
The launch of a European Earth sciences satellite has been postponed until next month because of a problem with the launch vehicle. The Gravity field...

China plans third manned launch this month
Posted: Mon, Sep 8 8:46 PM ET (0046 GMT)
China will launch its third human spaceflight mission, Shenzhou 7, by the end of this month, Chinese media reported this weekend. According to a report...

Delta 2 launches GeoEye satellite
Posted: Sun, Sep 7 10:09 AM ET (1409 GMT)
A Delta 2 rocket placed the latest commercial remote sensing satellite for a US company into orbit Saturday afternoon. The Delta 2 7420-10 lifted...

Rosetta flies by asteroid
Posted: Sat, Sep 6 9:39 AM ET (1339 GMT)
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft flew past an asteroid late Friday, returning some images although also suffering a problem with one camera. Rosetta passed 800 kilometers...

China launches disaster monitoring satellites
Posted: Sat, Sep 6 9:20 AM ET (1320 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed two satellites into orbit Saturday designed to monitor the environment and natural disasters. The Long March 2C lifted off from...

NASA delays next two shuttle launches
Posted: Fri, Sep 5 8:22 PM ET (0022 GMT)
NASA has pushed back the launch dates for the next two shuttle missions by two days each, the space agency announced Friday. The launch of...