Astronomers take first image of planet around Sun-like star
Posted: Tue, Sep 16 8:26 AM ET (1226 GMT)
For the first time astronomers have directly imaged an extrasolar planet orbiting a star like our own Sun. A team from the University of Toronto...

JSC survives hurricane with minor damage
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 10:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston bore the brunt of Hurricane Ike on Saturday but suffered only minor damage to its facilities, according to...

Hurricane closes JSC, delays Progress docking
Posted: Fri, Sep 12 7:39 AM ET (1139 GMT)
A hurricane bearing down on Houston has closed NASA's Johnson Space Center and forced the delay of a cargo spacecraft with the International Space...

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...