ESA releases first Planck results
Posted: Fri, Jan 14 6:57 AM ET (1157 GMT)
The European Space Agency released this week the first results from its Planck infrared observatory spacecraft. The results include a catalog of cold objects visible...

NASA picks backup commander for STS-134
Posted: Fri, Jan 14 6:32 AM ET (1132 GMT)
NASA announced Thursday the selection of a backup commander for the STS-134 shuttle mission this spring in the aftermath of Saturday's Tucson shooting...

NASA report concludes HLV can't be built on current schedule and budget
Posted: Thu, Jan 13 7:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
A NASA report to Congress this week concluded that the space agency cannot build a new heavy-lift launch vehicle within the budget and by...

Space Adventures obtains Soyuz seats
Posted: Thu, Jan 13 6:53 AM ET (1153 GMT)
Space tourism company Space Adventures announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with the Russian space agency Roskosmos and RSC Energia to sell seats...

NASA reschedules STS-133 launch for February 24
Posted: Wed, Jan 12 8:11 AM ET (1311 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers said Tuesday they have determined the root cause of the cracks found in the shuttle Discovery's external tank and believe they...

Kepler discovers rocky exoplanet
Posted: Tue, Jan 11 7:43 AM ET (1243 GMT)
Scientists announced Monday the discovery of the first "unequivocally rocky" extrasolar planet with a density similar to iron. The planet, designated Kepler-10b, is about...

Congresswoman, astronaut's wife shot in Tucson
Posted: Sun, Jan 9 10:30 AM ET (1530 GMT)
A member of Congress married to a NASA astronaut was shot and critically wounded Saturday morning in Tucson. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was one...

Shuttle launch likely to slip again
Posted: Fri, Jan 7 7:10 AM ET (1210 GMT)
NASA officials said late Thursday the launch of the space shuttle Discovery is likely to slip again, although no new date has been determined. Discovery...

Spaceport America director resigns
Posted: Fri, Jan 7 7:01 AM ET (1201 GMT)
The executive director of Spaceport America, the commercial spaceport under construction in New Mexico, announced this week his resignation as part of a change in...

Intelsat regains control of Galaxy 15
Posted: Tue, Jan 4 7:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
Intelsat has regained control of Galaxy 15, a communications satellite that had been drifting through geosynchronous orbit for months, disrupting operations of other satellites there....