Ariane launch aborted
Posted: Thu, Mar 31 6:45 AM ET (1045 GMT)
The Ariane 5 launch of two communications satellites was aborted Wednesday after the rocket's main engine ignited. According to Arianespace, the rocket's Vulcain...

MESSENGER returns first image from orbit
Posted: Wed, Mar 30 7:35 AM ET (1135 GMT)
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, which entered orbit around the planet Mercury earlier this month, has returned its first image from orbit. The image, released Tuesday...

Hope fading for restoring contact with Spirit
Posted: Wed, Mar 30 7:25 AM ET (1125 GMT)
A year after last making contact with the Mars rover Spirit, project officials said hope for restoring contact with the spacecraft is fading. The rover,...

HTV undocks from ISS
Posted: Tue, Mar 29 7:19 AM ET (1119 GMT)
A Japanese cargo spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station on Monday after a two-month stay at the station. The station's robotic arm...

NASA ends Stardust mission
Posted: Fri, Mar 25 6:19 AM ET (1019 GMT)
NASA formally ended the Stardust mission on Thursday after more than a decade of operations, including a recent flyby of another comet. The Stardust spacecraft...

New rocket facility opens at Wallops
Posted: Thu, Mar 24 7:22 AM ET (1122 GMT)
A new building designed to support upcoming launches of medium-class launch vehicles opened this week at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The...

ULA, XCOR to cooperate on engine development
Posted: Wed, Mar 23 6:30 AM ET (1030 GMT)
A joint venture that manufactures launch vehicles is partnering with an entrepreneurial space company to develop a new upper stage engine. United Launch Alliance and...

ISS Soyuz launch rescheduled
Posted: Sat, Mar 19 8:54 AM ET (1254 GMT)
The Russian space agency Roskosmos has rescheduled the launch of the next Soyuz mission to the ISS for April 5 after a problem was found...

MESSENGER enters Mercury orbit
Posted: Fri, Mar 18 7:43 AM ET (1143 GMT)
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft successfully entered orbit around the planet Mercury Thursday evening, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit the innermost planet. The spacecraft fired...

Methane rains transform Titan's surface
Posted: Fri, Mar 18 7:28 AM ET (1128 GMT)
Changes in color in regions of Titan's surface are likely the result of methane rainfalls, scientists reported this week. In a paper published in...