New evidence for water on the Moon
Posted: Thu, Sep 24 7:57 AM ET (1157 GMT)
Data from three spacecraft have turned up new evidence of water ice on the Moon, according to papers to be published in the latest issue...

SkyTerra acquired, to go private
Posted: Thu, Sep 24 7:42 AM ET (1142 GMT)
Mobile satellite operator SkyTerra announced Wednesday that it is being acquired by Harbinger Capital Partners, who will take the publicly-traded company private. Harbinger will...

Ares 1-X launch date moved up
Posted: Wed, Sep 23 8:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday that it was moving up next month's launch of a prototype of the Ares 1 launch vehicle by several days. The...

India launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Wed, Sep 23 7:49 AM ET (1149 GMT)
An Indian rocket placed a remote sensing satellite and several secondary payloads into orbit on Wednesday. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off from...

Shuttle returns to Florida
Posted: Tue, Sep 22 8:13 AM ET (1213 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery returned to Florida on Monday, completing a two-day cross-country aircraft trip from California. Discovery, perched atop its 747 carrier...

Proton launches communications satellite
Posted: Sat, Sep 19 11:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a new communications satellite for Canadian operator Telesat early Friday. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at...

HTV docks with ISS
Posted: Fri, Sep 18 8:42 PM ET (0042 GMT)
A Japanese cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, and astronauts there grappled and docked the spacecraft. The H-2 Transfer Vehicle (...

Soyuz launches weather satellite
Posted: Thu, Sep 17 11:03 PM ET (0303 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket placed into orbit a Russian weather satellite and several secondary payloads on Thursday. The Soyuz-2.1b lifted off from the Baikonur...

Astronomers confirm discovery of rocky exoplanet
Posted: Thu, Sep 17 9:01 AM ET (1301 GMT)
Astronomers announced Wednesday that they have confirmed that an extrasolar planet closely orbiting another star is likely a "super-Earth" with a rocky surface. Astronomers...

House committee criticizes Augustine report
Posted: Wed, Sep 16 6:42 AM ET (1042 GMT)
Members of a House committee took aim at a report on the future of America's human spaceflight program at a hearing Tuesday and defended...