Orbital unveils spaceplane proposal
Posted: Wed, Dec 15 7:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation announced Tuesday that it has submitted a proposal to NASA for the development of a spaceplane that could ferry crews to and...

Ice volcano spotted on Titan
Posted: Wed, Dec 15 7:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
Planetary scientists have identified what they believe to be a volcano on Titan that spews ice rather than molten rock, they announced Tuesday. Scientists said...

Shuttle to be rolled back after tanking test
Posted: Tue, Dec 14 6:52 AM ET (1152 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery will be rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) after tanking tests later this week, shuttle managers said Monday. The...

Saturn rings may be remnant of large moon
Posted: Tue, Dec 14 6:42 AM ET (1142 GMT)
Saturn's icy rings may be the remnant of a large moon that collided with the planet early in its history, scientists reported this week....

Solar sail microsatellite feared lost
Posted: Sun, Dec 12 10:43 AM ET (1543 GMT)
NASA officials said late Friday that it has not established contact with a small experimental solar sail satellite deployed earlier in the week, and is...

Proton cleared to resume launches
Posted: Sat, Dec 11 10:30 AM ET (1530 GMT)
A preliminary investigation into this week's failed launch of three GLONASS satellites has ruled out the Proton launch vehicle, allowing the vehicle to resume...

Astronomers find first carbon-rich exoplanet
Posted: Fri, Dec 10 7:47 AM ET (1247 GMT)
Astronomers announced this week the discovery of the first extrasolar planet dominated by carbon, a world whose interior may be filled with graphite and diamonds....

Dragon capsule returns safely
Posted: Wed, Dec 8 9:38 PM ET (0238 GMT)
SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, launched for the first time Wednesday morning, parachuted to a planned splashdown in the Pacific Ocean Wednesday afternoon, capping what company...

Falcon 9 launches Dragon
Posted: Wed, Dec 8 1:53 PM ET (1853 GMT)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully placed a Dragon cargo spacecraft into orbit on Wednesday morning. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at...

Japanese probe fails to enter Venus orbit
Posted: Wed, Dec 8 6:14 AM ET (1114 GMT)
A Japanese spacecraft has failed to enter orbit around Venus this week as planned, the Japanese space agency JAXA announced Wednesday. The Akatsuki spacecraft, launched...