China and US plan space cooperation
Posted: Wed, Nov 18 7:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
The leaders of the United States and China announced this week plans to cooperate in space exploration, although in unspecified ways. Space exploration was one...

SES invests in O3b
Posted: Wed, Nov 18 6:56 AM ET (1156 GMT)
Commercial satellite operator SES announced this week that it has invested in a startup company planning a constellation of broadband data satellites. SES said it...

Atlantis lifts off on mission to ISS
Posted: Mon, Nov 16 8:57 PM ET (0157 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off on schedule Monday afternoon on a mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. Atlantis launched on mission...

Rosetta flies past Earth
Posted: Mon, Nov 16 6:53 AM ET (1153 GMT)
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft made a final swingby of Earth on Friday en route to its cometary destination. Rosetta passed 2,481 kilometers above the...

China launches research satellite
Posted: Mon, Nov 16 6:40 AM ET (1140 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed a Chinese research satellite into orbit last week with little fanfare. The Long March 2C rocket lifted off at 9:...

Countdown underway for shuttle launch
Posted: Sun, Nov 15 10:59 AM ET (1559 GMT)
Countdown clocks started Friday for Monday afternoon's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis on a mission to the International Space Station. Atlantis is scheduled...

Atlas launch scrubbed
Posted: Sat, Nov 14 11:21 AM ET (1621 GMT)
The launch of a commercial communications satellite on an Atlas 5 late Friday night was postponed because of a technical glitch. The Atlas 5 was...

LCROSS finds "significant" water deposits on the Moon
Posted: Fri, Nov 13 3:24 PM ET (2024 GMT)
Scientists analyzing data collected by NASA's LCROSS lunar impactor mission said Friday that that had detected a "significant amount" of water in a lunar...

NASA to begin final efforts to free Spirit rover
Posted: Fri, Nov 13 9:15 AM ET (1415 GMT)
NASA will begin what may its final attempt to free the Mars rover Spirit from its sand trap next week, project officials announced Thursday. The...

Poisk docks to ISS
Posted: Fri, Nov 13 9:06 AM ET (1406 GMT)
The Russian Poisk module docked to the ISS on Thursday, two days after its launch from Kazakhstan. The module, guided by the service module of...