New Centennial Challenges competitions announced
Posted: Wed, Jul 14 6:09 AM ET (1009 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday a trio of new competitions that would provide multimillion-dollar prizes for space technology achievements. The three competitions, with a combined purse...

PSLV launches remote sensing, other satellites
Posted: Mon, Jul 12 11:49 AM ET (1549 GMT)
An Indian rocket placed a remote sensing satellite and four smaller spacecraft into orbit on Monday. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off from...

Rosetta flies past asteroid Lutetia
Posted: Sun, Jul 11 12:18 PM ET (1618 GMT)
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft flew past the asteroid Lutetia on Saturday, the largest asteroid to date visited by a spacecraft. The spacecraft made its closest...

Proton launches EchoStar satellite
Posted: Sun, Jul 11 12:02 PM ET (1602 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully placed an American direct-to-home (DTH) television satellite into orbit early Sunday. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur...

GSLV failure linked to faulty turbopump
Posted: Sat, Jul 10 11:52 AM ET (1552 GMT)
The failure of an Indian launch vehicle earlier this year has been traced back to a turbopump in a new, indigenously-developed upper stage, the...

Dust found in Hayabusa capsule
Posted: Thu, Jul 8 6:23 AM ET (1023 GMT)
Japanese scientists have found traces of dust in a sample return capsule from the Hayabusa spacecraft that may be from an asteroid visited by the...

USA announces shuttle layoffs
Posted: Wed, Jul 7 7:33 AM ET (1133 GMT)
The company that handles space shuttle operations announced Tuesday that it will lay off over 1,000 employees in October as shuttle program winds down....

Planck releases first all-sky image
Posted: Wed, Jul 7 7:24 AM ET (1124 GMT)
A European astronomy satellite has compiled its first infrared all-sky image, revealing details ranging from the Milky Way to the cosmic microwave background. The...

Progress docks with ISS on second attempt
Posted: Mon, Jul 5 9:42 AM ET (1342 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station on Sunday, two days after its originally-scheduled docking was aborted because of a...

Progress docking at ISS aborted
Posted: Fri, Jul 2 7:47 PM ET (2347 GMT)
A planned docking Friday of a Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station was aborted because of a telemetry problem. The Progress M-06M...