Falcon 9 completes engine tests
Posted: Wed, Jan 6 7:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
SpaceX announced Tuesday that the company has completed engine tests for its Falcon 9 launch vehicle, clearing the way for the rocket's inaugural launch...

Hubble views distant galaxies
Posted: Wed, Jan 6 7:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
A new camera on the Hubble Space Telescope has allowed astronomers to observe the most distant galaxies ever seen, dating back to less than a...

Kepler discovers its first five exoplanets
Posted: Tue, Jan 5 5:50 AM ET (1050 GMT)
NASA's Kepler spacecraft, a mission designed ultimately to detect Earth-like planets around other stars, has discovered its first five exoplanets, scientists said Monday....

Northrop to move headquarters to DC
Posted: Tue, Jan 5 5:36 AM ET (1036 GMT)
Los Angeles-based aerospace company Northrop Grumman announced Monday that it will move its corporate headquarters to the Washington, DC area by the middle of...

Spirit marks sixth anniversary with uncertain future
Posted: Mon, Jan 4 5:53 AM ET (1053 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Spirit marked its sixth anniversary on the Red Planet Sunday night as controllers struggled to free the aging spacecraft from a...

Loral wins two satellite orders
Posted: Thu, Dec 31 8:53 AM ET (1353 GMT)
Space Systems/Loral announced Wednesday a pair of orders for commercial communications satellites from North American customers. Canada's Telesat ordered the Nimiq 6 satellite...

Russia reportedly planning asteroid deflection mission
Posted: Wed, Dec 30 6:53 PM ET (2353 GMT)
The head of Russia's space agency raised eyebrows worldwide Wednesday when he claimed the agency was working on plans to deflect an asteroid that...

NASA selects New Frontiers finalists
Posted: Wed, Dec 30 7:12 AM ET (1212 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three proposals for missions to the Moon, Venus, and an asteroid for further study. The three concepts are finalists...

Proton launches DIRECTV satellite
Posted: Tue, Dec 29 7:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
A Proton rocket launched a commercial television satellite early Tuesday in the final scheduled launch of 2009. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur...

Mobile broadband startup orders satellite
Posted: Thu, Dec 24 11:48 AM ET (1648 GMT)
A Swedish startup company that plans to provide mobile broadband services via satellite ordered a satellite Wednesday. OverHorizon AB announced Wednesday that it had ordered...