Budget deal would give NASA nearly $18.5 billion in 2010
Posted: Tue, Apr 12 9:52 PM ET (0152 GMT)
Details of a budget deal reached last week show that NASA would get just under $18.5 billion in fiscal year 2011, nearly a quarter-...

China launches navigation satellite
Posted: Sun, Apr 10 11:41 AM ET (1541 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed a Chinese navigation satellite into orbit early Sunday. The Long March 3A rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center...

NASA telescopes observing unusual GRB
Posted: Fri, Apr 8 10:58 AM ET (1458 GMT)
Several NASA telescopes are working in tandem to observe a gama-ray burst (GRB) that has lasted far longer than usual. The event, designated GRB...

Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Thu, Apr 7 9:21 AM ET (1321 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new crew members docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday night. The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft docked with the...

SpaceX announces Falcon Heavy rocket
Posted: Tue, Apr 5 7:06 PM ET (2306 GMT)
SpaceX announced Tuesday plans to build a rocket more powerful than any other launch vehicle currently in service. The Falcon Heavy rocket features three nine-...

Soyuz launches to ISS
Posted: Tue, Apr 5 3:44 AM ET (0744 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new International Space Station crew members lifted off Monday night from Kazakhstan. The Soyuz rocket carrying the Soyuz TMA-21...

Endeavour launch postponed 10 days
Posted: Mon, Apr 4 2:39 PM ET (1839 GMT)
NASA has delayed the launch of the shuttle Endeavour by 10 days in order to accommodate the Russian launch of a cargo spacecraft. Endeavour, which...

Satellite produces new map of Earth's gravity field
Posted: Fri, Apr 1 7:56 AM ET (1156 GMT)
European scientists unveiled Thursday the most detailed map to date of the Earth's gravity field, produced from data collected by an ESA satellite. Scientists...

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...