NASA releases new images of Vesta
Posted: Tue, Aug 2 9:32 AM ET (1332 GMT)
NASA released Monday the first detailed images taken of Vesta by the Dawn spacecraft now orbiting the main belt asteroid. The images were taken last...

Proton selected to launch Inmarsat spacecraft
Posted: Tue, Aug 2 9:12 AM ET (1312 GMT)
Inmarsat has picked International Launch Services to launch its next generation of mobile broadband satellites, the companies announced Monday. The three Inmarsat-5 satellites will...

China launches experimental satellite
Posted: Fri, Jul 29 8:35 AM ET (1235 GMT)
China launched the latest in a series of what government officials call "experimental" satellites on Friday. The Long March 2C rocket lifted off from the...

First Earth Trojan asteroid discovered
Posted: Thu, Jul 28 9:36 AM ET (1336 GMT)
Astronomers sifting through data from a NASA satellite have discovered the first "Trojan" asteroid sharing the same general orbit as the Earth. Astronomers found the...

China launches navigation satellite
Posted: Wed, Jul 27 6:47 AM ET (1047 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed the latest spacecraft for China's satellite navigation system into orbit on Wednesday. The Long March 3A rocket lifted off...

NASA selects Mars rover landing site
Posted: Sat, Jul 23 7:38 AM ET (1138 GMT)
NASA's next Mars rover will land in a large crater that features a mountain the rover will climb, project scientists announced Friday. The Mars...

Atlantis lands, ending shuttle era
Posted: Thu, Jul 21 7:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis landed in Florida Thursday morning, ending the final mission in the 30-year shuttle program. Atlantis landed at the Kennedy Space...

Fourth moon discovered around Pluto
Posted: Thu, Jul 21 5:22 AM ET (0922 GMT)
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have found a fourth moon orbiting the dwarf planet Pluto, they announced Wednesday. The moon, officially designated S/2011 (...

ULA signs CCDev agreement for Atlas 5
Posted: Wed, Jul 20 7:07 AM ET (1107 GMT)
NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA) signed an agreement Monday to continue studying human-rating the Atlas 5 rocket for commercial crew spacecraft. Under the...

Shuttle undocks from ISS for the final time
Posted: Tue, Jul 19 6:59 AM ET (1059 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station early Tuesday, ending the final visit of a shuttle to the ISS. Atlantis undocked from...