Spacecraft discovers smallest exoplanet
Posted: Fri, Feb 6 5:34 AM ET (1034 GMT)
Scientists using a European spacecraft claim to have discovered the smallest extrasolar planet to date, a world that orbits so close to its parent star...

NOAA-N Prime launch postponed again
Posted: Thu, Feb 5 5:47 AM ET (1047 GMT)
The launch of a weather satellite on a Delta 2 was scrubbed again late Wednesday night because of a problem with a ground system. The...

Arabsat awards satellite, launch contracts
Posted: Thu, Feb 5 5:34 AM ET (1034 GMT)
Arabsat announced manufacturing and launch contracts Wednesday for a pair of communications satellites. A consortium of EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space will build the...

Spirit rover resumes driving
Posted: Thu, Feb 5 5:23 AM ET (1023 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Spirit has resumed driving after being sidelines for several days by a mysterious glitch. The rover moved about 30 centimeters Saturday,...

Delta 2 launch scrubbed
Posted: Wed, Feb 4 8:03 AM ET (1303 GMT)
The launch of a weather satellite on a Delta 2 was scrubbed Wednesday morning because of a technical problem. The Delta 2 was scheduled to...

Shuttle mission postponed
Posted: Wed, Feb 4 7:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)
The launch of the space shuttle Discovery later this month has been delayed at least a week to resolve an issue with a valve in...

Reports: Iran launches satellite
Posted: Tue, Feb 3 8:56 AM ET (1356 GMT)
An Iranian rocket placed a small satellite into Earth orbit on Monday night, marking the first successful orbital launch by the Middle Eastern nation. According...

Russia launches science satellite
Posted: Sat, Jan 31 7:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
A Tsiklon rocket successfully launched Russia's first science satellite in several years on Friday. The Tsiklon-3 rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome...

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,...