China launches communications satellite
Posted: Thu, Nov 25 9:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)
China launched Thursday a communications satellite believed to be dedicated to military applications. The Long March 3A rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch...

SpaceX receives commercial reentry license
Posted: Tue, Nov 23 7:00 AM ET (1200 GMT)
SpaceX announced Monday that it has received a reentry license for its Dragon spacecraft, a key regulatory milestone towards the first demonstration flight of its...

Delta 4 launches spysat
Posted: Mon, Nov 22 7:17 AM ET (1217 GMT)
A Delta 4 Heavy placed a classified satellite into orbit Sunday evening. The Delta 4 Heavy lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 5:58...

Minotaur 4 launches technology demonstration satellites
Posted: Sat, Nov 20 8:25 AM ET (1325 GMT)
A Minotaur 4 successfully placed a group of civil and military science and technology demonstration satellites into orbit Friday night. The Minotaur 4 lifted off...

Delta 4 launch postponed
Posted: Sat, Nov 20 8:08 AM ET (1308 GMT)
The launch of a classified spacecraft on a Delta 4 Heavy was postponed Friday because of a fueling problem. The Delta 4 Heavy was scheduled...

First extrasolar planet from another galaxy found
Posted: Fri, Nov 19 7:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
Astronomers announced Thursday the discovery of an extrasolar planet that originated outside the Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers detected the planet, with a mass at least...

Shuttle launch delayed further
Posted: Fri, Nov 19 6:52 AM ET (1152 GMT)
NASA announced late Thursday that it has pushed back the launch of the space shuttle Discovery to no earlier than December 3 as it continues...

Scientists confirm Hayabusa returned asteroid samples
Posted: Wed, Nov 17 6:58 AM ET (1158 GMT)
Japanese scientists have determined that dust particles returned to Earth by the Hayabusa spacecraft are from an asteroid the spacecraft visited, the Japanese space agency...

Astronomers witness birth of black hole
Posted: Tue, Nov 16 7:11 AM ET (1211 GMT)
Astronomers announced Monday that they have detected evidence of a black hole forming in the remnants of a supernova that took place just 30 years...

Cosmonauts complete ISS spacewalk
Posted: Tue, Nov 16 6:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
Two Russian cosmonauts spent six and a half hours outside the International Space Station on Monday, completing several tasks on the Russian segment of the...