EU awards Galileo contracts
Posted: Fri, Jan 8 8:00 AM ET (1300 GMT)
The European Union announced Thursday a series of contracts to build and launch the initial set of satellites for the Galileo navigation system. The biggest...

NASA releases first WISE image
Posted: Thu, Jan 7 2:08 PM ET (1908 GMT)
NASA released on Wednesday the first image taken by a new infrared observatory launched last month. The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft is...

Endeavour rolled out to pad
Posted: Thu, Jan 7 8:04 AM ET (1304 GMT)
NASA rolled out the space shuttle Endeavour to the launch pad on Wednesday in preparation for the first of the final five missions for the...

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...