GRB sets new cosmic distance record
Posted: Wed, Apr 29 9:23 AM ET (1323 GMT)
A gamma-ray burst last week is the most distant object ever observed, astronomers announced Tuesday. The burst, GRB 090423, was detected by NASA's...

Intelsat orders new satellite with defense payload
Posted: Tue, Apr 28 9:01 AM ET (1301 GMT)
Communications satellite operator Intelsat announced Monday that it is ordering a new satellite, one that will include a communications payload for the Australian military. Boeing...

STS-125 launch may move up a day
Posted: Fri, Apr 24 1:50 PM ET (1750 GMT)
NASA is considering moving up the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis next month by a day to give managers more opportunities before yielding to...

China launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Thu, Apr 23 7:43 AM ET (1143 GMT)
China launched the latest in a new series of remote sensing satellites on Wednesday. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite...

Lockheed space unit reports higher sales, lower profit
Posted: Thu, Apr 23 7:30 AM ET (1130 GMT)
The Space Systems division of Lockheed Martin reported slightly higher sales but lower operating profit in the first quarter of 2009, the company reported this...

Small exoplanet found around nearby star
Posted: Wed, Apr 22 8:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
Astronomers announced Tuesday the discovery of the smallest extrasolar planet yet found, a world less than twice the mass of the Earth just 21 light-...

India launches remote sensing, education satellites
Posted: Mon, Apr 20 1:52 PM ET (1752 GMT)
An Indian rocket placed into orbit on Monday a radar imaging satellite widely considered to be a military reconnaissance satellite as well as a small...

Sea Launch places Italian satellite in orbit
Posted: Mon, Apr 20 1:42 PM ET (1742 GMT)
A Sea Launch rocket successfully launched an Italian military communications satellite early Monday. The Zenit-3SL lifted off from the Odyssey Launch Platform, on the...

"Rescue" shuttle rolled out to pad
Posted: Sat, Apr 18 9:38 AM ET (1338 GMT)
NASA moved the space shuttle Endeavour out to its launch pad early Friday so that it is in place to serve as a "rescue shuttle"...

Reports: next Falcon 1 launch delayed
Posted: Sat, Apr 18 9:25 AM ET (1325 GMT)
The launch of a Malaysian satellite on a Falcon 1 rocket has been delayed several weeks because of a problem with the launch vehicle, Malaysian...