Delta 2 launches GPS satellite for final time
Posted: Tue, Aug 18 3:02 PM ET (1902 GMT)
A Delta 2 rocket launched a GPS navigation satellite early Monday, completing a 20-year run of launches of such satellites. The Delta 2 7925-...

Panel: budgets don't match exploration plans
Posted: Fri, Aug 14 11:24 AM ET (1524 GMT)
NASA's current exploration plans cannot be achieved on the current timeline without the infusion of an additional $50 billion over the next decade, and...

Tropical storm discovered on Titan
Posted: Thu, Aug 13 11:32 AM ET (1532 GMT)
Scientists have detected a storm in the equatorial regions in the otherwise "very bland" atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan. In a paper in the...

Proton launches AsiaSat 5
Posted: Wed, Aug 12 9:46 AM ET (1346 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully placed a commercial communications satellite for AsiaSat into orbit Wednesday. The Proton-M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan...

Spitzer spots planetary collision
Posted: Tue, Aug 11 9:50 AM ET (1350 GMT)
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has observed the aftermath of what scientists believe is the collision of two planetary bodies around a young star. Spitzer...

Kepler passes scientific tests
Posted: Fri, Aug 7 8:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
Observations of a star known to have an extrasolar planet have confirmed that a new NASA spacecraft should be able to detect Earth-sized worlds...

Augustine panel narrows options for NASA exploration plans
Posted: Thu, Aug 6 8:01 AM ET (1201 GMT)
Members of a committee examining the future of NASA's human spaceflight plans presented seven options they are studying Wednesday, ranging from variants of the...

Shuttle rolled out to pad
Posted: Wed, Aug 5 8:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery rolled out to its launch pad on Tuesday, a rollout that took longer than expected because of soggy conditions. Discovery, attached...

South Korea prepares for first launch
Posted: Tue, Aug 4 7:43 AM ET (1143 GMT)
The launch of South Korea's first orbital launch vehicle is scheduled for next week, although technical issues could delay the launch. South Korean officials...

Shuttle lands in Florida
Posted: Fri, Jul 31 6:07 PM ET (2207 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour successfully landed in Florida Friday morning, completing a 16-day mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour touched down at the...