Sea Launch, Intelsat sign multi-launch agreement
Posted: Sat, Nov 22 3:31 PM ET (2031 GMT)
Communications satellite operator Intelsat signed an agreement this week with Sea Launch for the launch of five spacecraft in the coming years. The agreement, announced...

Second STS-126 spacewalk a success
Posted: Fri, Nov 21 8:21 AM ET (1321 GMT)
Two astronauts marked the tenth anniversary of the launch of the first module of the International Space Station by performing a spacewalk outside the orbiting...

Buried glaciers found on Mars
Posted: Fri, Nov 21 8:09 AM ET (1309 GMT)
Scientists using a radar instrument on a NASA orbiter have detected giant glaciers of water ice buried beneath the surface of Mars. In a paper...

Astronauts complete first STS-126 EVA
Posted: Wed, Nov 19 8:43 AM ET (1343 GMT)
Two astronauts successfully completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday despite the loss of a tool bag part way through the EVA....

Leonardo attached to station
Posted: Tue, Nov 18 9:17 AM ET (1417 GMT)
The crews of the shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station attached a cargo module to the station on Monday as astronauts prepared for the...

Endeavour docks with ISS
Posted: Sun, Nov 16 8:02 PM ET (0102 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station as planned Sunday afternoon. Endeavour docked with the Harmony node of the station at 5:...

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...