Indian probe hits the moon
Posted: Sat, Nov 15 9:27 AM ET (1427 GMT)
A probe ejected from India's first lunar orbit hit the Moon's surface as planned on Friday. The Moon Impact Probe (MIP) was ejected...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Sat, Nov 15 9:13 AM ET (1413 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a Russian military satellite late Friday. The Soyuz-U rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 10:...

Endeavour lifts off
Posted: Fri, Nov 14 9:54 PM ET (0254 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour launched Friday evening on a mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour lifted off on schedule at 7:55 pm EDT...

First exoplanets directly imaged
Posted: Fri, Nov 14 6:47 AM ET (1147 GMT)
Astronomers announced Thursday that they have for the first time directly imaged planets orbiting other stars. One team of astronomers reported directly observing three planets...

Planetary Society proposes alternative exploration plan
Posted: Fri, Nov 14 6:26 AM ET (1126 GMT)
The Planetary Society unveiled an alternative approach to space exploration on Thursday that would postpone NASA's current plans to return humans to the Moon...

Chandrayaan-1 enters final lunar orbit
Posted: Thu, Nov 13 7:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)
India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar spacecraft has entered its operational orbit around the Moon as controllers plan to deploy the spacecraft's impactor probe. Chandrayaan-...

Chinese-built Nigerian satellite malfunctions
Posted: Thu, Nov 13 7:26 AM ET (1226 GMT)
A Chinese-built Nigerian communications satellite launched last year has malfunctioned in orbit, officials said Wednesday. The NigComSat-1 spacecraft suffered "electricity power exhaustion", according...

Mars rover power levels drop
Posted: Wed, Nov 12 7:33 AM ET (1233 GMT)
A dust storm has dropped power levels on one of NASA's twin Mars rovers to dangerously low levels, project officials said late Monday. The...

STS-126 countdown begins
Posted: Wed, Nov 12 7:22 AM ET (1222 GMT)
The countdown for the launch of the next shuttle mission began Tuesday night with weather the one major concern for Friday's launch. The countdown...

NASA declares Mars Phoenix mission over
Posted: Mon, Nov 10 8:59 PM ET (0159 GMT)
NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander spacecraft has been given up for dead after failing to communicate with controllers for over a week, project officials announced...