Ariane launches two satellites
Posted: Fri, Oct 2 10:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)
An Ariane 5 launched two communications satellites for a Spanish commercial operator and the German military on Thursday. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off on...

MESSENGER flies past Mercury, suffers power glitch
Posted: Thu, Oct 1 6:45 AM ET (1045 GMT)
A NASA spacecraft made its third flyby of the planet Mercury on Tuesday, but a problem with the spacecraft's power system caused the spacecraft...

Soyuz launches ISS crew, space tourist
Posted: Wed, Sep 30 6:21 AM ET (1021 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two ISS crew members and a space tourist lifted off early Wednesday. A Soyuz rocket carrying the Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft...

LCROSS changes target crater
Posted: Tue, Sep 29 6:45 AM ET (1045 GMT)
A spacecraft that will deliberately impact the Moon in early October will hit a different crater that previously planned, project officials said Monday. The Lunar...

GAO report raises issues about Constellation
Posted: Sat, Sep 26 10:16 AM ET (1416 GMT)
A report released Friday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concludes that NASA has not made a "sound business case" for its Constellation exploration program,...

Delta 2 launches missile tracking demo satellites
Posted: Fri, Sep 25 1:44 PM ET (1744 GMT)
A Delta 2 rocket successfully launched a pair of technology demonstration satellites for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Friday. The Delta 2 7920-10c...

Water ice seen in Mars impact craters
Posted: Fri, Sep 25 7:56 AM ET (1156 GMT)
Fresh impact craters on Mars have revealed deposits of nearly pure water ice hidden just below the surface, scientists announced Thursday. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)...

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...