Exoplanet suffers from extreme heating
Posted: Fri, Jan 30 6:45 AM ET (1145 GMT)
An extrasolar planet in a highly eccentric orbit undergoes a sudden temperature increase, warming by 700 degrees in a matter of hours, scientists said this...

Boeing space unit reports steady revenue, higher earnings
Posted: Fri, Jan 30 6:23 AM ET (1123 GMT)
The division of The Boeing Company that includes the company's space activities reported revenues almost identical to last year but higher earnings for 2008,...

Russian science satellite launch postponed
Posted: Thu, Jan 29 1:59 PM ET (1859 GMT)
The launch of a Russian space science satellite was delayed for at least one day Thursday. The Koronas-Foton spacecraft was scheduled to launch Thursday...

Mars rover Spirit suffering glitches
Posted: Wed, Jan 28 8:53 PM ET (0153 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Spirit, exploring the Red Planet for over five years now, is suffering from "unexpected behavior" in the last few days, NASA...

New communications satellite fails in orbit
Posted: Wed, Jan 28 8:43 PM ET (0143 GMT)
A newly-launched communications satellite, the first product of an Indo-European joint venture, has suffered a "major anomaly" in orbit and will not be...

NASA defers decision on backup pad for Hubble mission
Posted: Tue, Jan 27 7:27 AM ET (1227 GMT)
NASA managers decided last week to press ahead with plans to launch the space shuttle on a Hubble repair mission as early as May 12,...

Japan launches greenhouse gas monitoring satellite
Posted: Fri, Jan 23 7:40 AM ET (1240 GMT)
An H-2A rocket placed a satellite into orbit Friday designed to study concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The H-2A 202 lifted...

Lockheed reports increased space profits in 2008
Posted: Fri, Jan 23 7:26 AM ET (1226 GMT)
Lockheed Martin's space division reported Thursday increased profits for all of 2008 despite a decline in sales for the year. Lockheed's Space Systems...

SSC to buy Universal Space Network
Posted: Thu, Jan 22 7:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) announced Wednesday that it will acquire Universal Space Network (USN), a US company that operates a set of ground stations...

Japanese launch postponed
Posted: Wed, Jan 21 6:54 AM ET (1154 GMT)
The launch of an Earth observation satellite on a Japanese rocket has been postponed until later this week because of poor weather at the launch...