IBEX spots high-energy ribbon on solar system's edge
Posted: Fri, Oct 16 7:33 AM ET (1133 GMT)
A NASA spacecraft designed to map the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space has detected a mysterious ribbon of high-energy particles on...

Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Thu, Oct 15 8:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a modernized Progress spacecraft to the International Space Station Thursday morning. The Soyuz lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan...

Atlantis rolled out to launch pad
Posted: Thu, Oct 15 7:57 AM ET (1157 GMT)
NASA rolled the space shuttle Atlantis out to the launch pad Wednesday in preparation for its mission to the International Space Station next month. Atlantis...

Hubble reveals galactic collision
Posted: Wed, Oct 14 7:39 AM ET (1139 GMT)
Hubble Space Telescope images of an unusual galaxy released this week have revealed to astronomers that the object is actually the result of a galactic...

Soyuz returns to Earth
Posted: Sun, Oct 11 10:15 AM ET (1415 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two ISS crew members and a space tourist returned to Earth early Sunday. The Soyuz TMA-14 capsule landed at 12:...

LCROSS impacts Moon
Posted: Fri, Oct 9 2:19 PM ET (1819 GMT)
A NASA spacecraft and its upper stage impacted the lunar surface early Friday, but did not create a flash or plume readily visible from the...

Delta 2 launches WorldView-2
Posted: Fri, Oct 9 5:28 AM ET (0928 GMT)
A Delta 2 rocket successfully launched a high-resolution commercial remote sensing satellite on Thursday. The Delta 2 7920 lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force...

Masten vehicle qualifies for Lunar Lander Challenge prize
Posted: Thu, Oct 8 6:25 AM ET (1025 GMT)
A vehicle developed by a small California company successfully qualified for a $150,000 prize that is part of NASA's Centennial Challenges program. Masten...

Astrium wins order for two remote sensing satellites
Posted: Thu, Oct 8 6:13 AM ET (1013 GMT)
EADS Astrium announced this week that it has won a contract by the government of Kazakhstan for a pair of remote sensing satellites. The contract,...

Giant ring discovered around Saturn
Posted: Wed, Oct 7 2:08 PM ET (1808 GMT)
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered a giant ring around the planet Saturn, bigger than any other planetary ring in our solar system. Astronomers...