Northrop to merge space and aviation units
Posted: Sat, Jan 10 9:01 AM ET (1401 GMT)
Northrop Grumman announced a corporate reorganization this week that includes the merging of its space division with one that builds aircraft. As part of the...

Black holes predate galaxies
Posted: Thu, Jan 8 6:09 AM ET (1109 GMT)
Massive black holes found in the cores of galaxies were created before the galaxies themselves, astronomers reported this week. Previous research had indicated an nearly...

Report: Griffin to leave NASA this month
Posted: Wed, Jan 7 7:53 AM ET (1253 GMT)
Current NASA administrator Mike Griffin is not expected to remain at the space agency after President-elect Barack Obama takes office later this month, and...

Milky Way heavier than previously thought
Posted: Tue, Jan 6 7:49 AM ET (1249 GMT)
The Milky Way galaxy is more massive and spins faster than astronomers previously believed, scientists reported Monday. Astronomers used the Very Long Baseline Array radio...

Report: Losing bidder may protest ISS cargo contract
Posted: Sat, Jan 3 10:03 AM ET (1503 GMT)
The company that lost a bid to win a NASA contract to ferry supplies to the International Space Station may protest the contract awards, the...

Virgin Galactic, Spaceport America finalize lease agreement
Posted: Thu, Jan 1 10:11 AM ET (1511 GMT)
Virgin Galactic has agreed to a long-term lease agreement with a new commercial spaceport in New Mexico, state officials announced Wednesday. Virgin Galactic will...

Loral reveals customer of satellite contract
Posted: Thu, Jan 1 10:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) revealed Wednesday that the previously-unannounced customer of one of its communications satellites is Intelsat. SS/L will build the...

NASA releases Columbia crew survival report
Posted: Wed, Dec 31 7:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)
The crew of the space shuttle Columbia lost consciousness within seconds of the breakup of the orbiter during reentry on the STS-107 mission nearly...

Russia launches GLONASS satellites
Posted: Fri, Dec 26 11:27 AM ET (1627 GMT)
A Proton rocket placed three GLONASS satellites into orbit on Thursday as part of a continuing effort to replenish the satellite navigation constellation. The Proton...

Orbital, SpaceX win ISS resupply contracts
Posted: Wed, Dec 24 12:09 PM ET (1709 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) won contracts from NASA on Tuesday to provide cargo resupply services to the International Space Station with...