Hubble discovers premature supernova
Posted: Tue, Mar 24 6:31 AM ET (1031 GMT)
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a supermassive star that appears to have gone supernova earlier in its life than expected. The supernova,...

Shuttle and station dodge debris
Posted: Mon, Mar 23 10:08 AM ET (1408 GMT)
As the crews of the space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station worked on a urine recycling device, the docked vehicles maneuvered to avoid...

Second ISS spacewalk a partial success
Posted: Sun, Mar 22 10:21 AM ET (1421 GMT)
Two astronauts performed the second spacewalk of the STS-119 shuttle mission on Saturday, but were not able to accomplish all the tasks planned for...

ISS panels unfurled
Posted: Sat, Mar 21 8:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
The International Space Station is now at full power after astronauts successfully deployed on Friday the station's newest and final pair of solar panels....

Spacewalkers install solar truss segment
Posted: Fri, Mar 20 7:16 AM ET (1116 GMT)
Astronauts installed the final truss segment to the International Space Station during a spacewalk on Thursday. Steven Swanson and Richard Arnold spent just over six...

Iranian satellite reaches end of mission
Posted: Fri, Mar 20 6:57 AM ET (1057 GMT)
A small satellite that was the first launched into orbit by Iran has reached the end of its life, state media reported Thursday. The Omid...

Solar truss ready for installation
Posted: Thu, Mar 19 6:25 AM ET (1025 GMT)
A solar truss segment is in position to be installed on the International Space Station during a spacewalk scheduled for Thursday. The S6 truss segment...

Leak delays Atlas 5 launch
Posted: Wed, Mar 18 7:30 AM ET (1130 GMT)
The launch of a military communications satellite on an Atlas 5 rocket was postponed Tuesday evening after a leak developed in the rocket's upper...

Shuttle docks with ISS
Posted: Wed, Mar 18 7:20 AM ET (1120 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station Tuesday afternoon and started preparations for the installation of a new set of solar panels...

Rockot launches gravity mapping satellite
Posted: Tue, Mar 17 9:37 PM ET (0137 GMT)
A Russian rocket successfully launched Tuesday a European satellite designed to accurately map the Earth's gravity field. The Rockot vehicle lifted off from the...