Atlantis lifts off on final shuttle mission
Posted: Fri, Jul 8 2:08 PM ET (1808 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Friday morning on the 135th and final mission of the 30-year program. Atlantis lifted off on mission STS-...

House budget proposal would kill JWST
Posted: Thu, Jul 7 6:33 AM ET (1033 GMT)
A proposed appropriations bill released Wednesday by a House of Representatives committee would slash nearly $2 billion from NASA's 2012 budget request and end...

China launches experimental satellite
Posted: Thu, Jul 7 6:25 AM ET (1025 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed into orbit the latest in a series of Chinese experimental satellites on Wednesday. The Long March 2C rocket lifted off...

Countdown begins for STS-135 launch, weather a concern
Posted: Wed, Jul 6 3:58 AM ET (0758 GMT)
Countdown clocks started Tuesday afternoon for Friday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Atlantis on the final mission of the shuttle program, but weather...

Astronauts arrive in Florida for final shuttle launch
Posted: Tue, Jul 5 5:56 AM ET (0956 GMT)
The crew of the final space shuttle mission arrived in Florida on Monday as the countdown towards Friday's launch is slated to begin Tuesday...

Valve problem postpones Ariane launch
Updated: Sat, Jul 2 2:12 PM ET (1812 GMT)
Originally Posted: Sat, Jul 2 7:15 AM ET (1115 GMT)
A technical problem scrubbed Friday evening's scheduled launch of two communications satellites on an Ariane 5, delaying the launch until late this month. The...

Astronomers discover most distant quasar
Posted: Fri, Jul 1 7:18 AM ET (1118 GMT)
Astronomers announced this week that they have discovered a quasar that dates back to less than a billion years after the Big Bang, a discovery...

Minotaur launches military satellite
Posted: Thu, Jun 30 7:31 AM ET (1131 GMT)
A Minotaur rocket launched a small military satellite late Wednesday evening from Virginia. The Minotaur 1 rocket lifted off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport...

NASA approves July 8 launch date for final shuttle mission
Posted: Wed, Jun 29 8:26 AM ET (1226 GMT)
NASA officials gave the formal go-ahead Tuesday for plans to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on July 8 on the final mission of the...

Orbital debris passes close to ISS
Posted: Wed, Jun 29 8:18 AM ET (1218 GMT)
An unidentified piece of orbital debris passed close to the International Space Station Tuesday morning, forcing the station's crew to briefly take shelter in...