Hubble observes aftermath of possible asteroid collision
Posted: Thu, Oct 14 8:27 AM ET (1227 GMT)
An object initially thought to be a comet is instead likely the debris left by the collision of two asteroids. Hubble observations of the object,...

Doubts raised about "habitable" exoplanet
Posted: Thu, Oct 14 8:09 AM ET (1209 GMT)
An extrasolar planet with a size and orbit consistent with requirements to support life may not exist at all, astronomers said this week. Astronomers announced...

SpaceShipTwo makes first glide flight
Posted: Mon, Oct 11 7:00 AM ET (1100 GMT)
SpaceShipTwo, the suborbital space tourism spacecraft being developed by Scaled Composites for Virgin Galactic, made its first free, if unpowered, flight on Sunday morning. SpaceShipTwo...

Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Sun, Oct 10 3:50 PM ET (1950 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new International Space Station crew members docked with the station Saturday evening. The Soyuz TMA-01M docked with the Poisk...

WMAP mission ends; WISE enters extended mission
Posted: Sun, Oct 10 3:33 PM ET (1933 GMT)
One NASA astronomy mission came to a formal end last week while another entered a new phase. NASA announced last week that the Wilkinson Microwave...

Soyuz launched to ISS
Posted: Fri, Oct 8 7:09 AM ET (1109 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft launched early Friday carrying three new ISS crew members. The Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 7:...

ILS wins contract for AsiaSat 7
Posted: Fri, Oct 8 6:56 AM ET (1056 GMT)
International Launch Services (ILS) announced this will it will launch an AsiaSat communications satellite next year. ILS will launch AsiaSat 7 on a Proton rocket...

Chang'e-2 enters lunar orbit
Posted: Thu, Oct 7 6:36 AM ET (1036 GMT)
China's second lunar orbiter entered orbit around the Moon on Wednesday, five days after launch. The Chang'e-2 spacecraft fired its engines Wednesday...

China launches research satellites
Posted: Thu, Oct 7 6:25 AM ET (1025 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed two research satellites into orbit on Wednesday. The Long March 4B rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center...

NASA approves development of 2013 Mars mission
Posted: Wed, Oct 6 6:36 AM ET (1036 GMT)
NASA officials gave their approval this week to begin development of a Mars orbiter mission that will study the planet's atmosphere. The Mars Atmosphere...