China launches maritime satellite
Posted: Tue, Aug 16 6:50 AM ET (1050 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed a ocean observation satellite into orbit on Tuesday. The Long March 4B lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center...

NASA combines exploration, operations divisions
Posted: Tue, Aug 16 6:40 AM ET (1040 GMT)
NASA announced Friday it has merged directorates within the agency responsible for exploration and human spaceflight operations into a single entity. The Human Exploration and...

China launches communications satellite for Pakistan
Posted: Fri, Aug 12 2:36 PM ET (1836 GMT)
A Chinese Long March rocket successfully launched a new communications satellite for Pakistan on Friday. The Long March 3B lifted off from the Xichang Satellite...

Mars rover reaches crater
Posted: Thu, Aug 11 9:07 AM ET (1307 GMT)
The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity reached this week a large rater that may be the spacecraft's final destination. Opportunity arrived earlier this week at...

NASA selects companies for near-space flight services
Posted: Thu, Aug 11 8:56 AM ET (1256 GMT)
NASA announced this week it has awarded contracts to seven small companies to provide high-altitude and suborbital flight services for science and technology payloads....

Biggest solar flare in years erupts
Posted: Wed, Aug 10 9:01 AM ET (1301 GMT)
The most powerful solar flare of the current solar cycle took place early Tuesday, but the flare is not expected to have a major effect...

NASA selects first round of new NIAC grants
Posted: Tue, Aug 9 8:43 AM ET (1243 GMT)
NASA announced Monday the winners of grants under a new program to develop innovative space technologies. NASA selected 30 proposals submitted to its new NASA...

Ariane launches two satellites
Posted: Sun, Aug 7 9:21 AM ET (1321 GMT)
A long-delayed Ariane 5 successfully launched two communications satellites on Saturday. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 6:52...

Atlas launches NASA mission to Jupiter
Posted: Fri, Aug 5 8:26 PM ET (0026 GMT)
An Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched on Friday a NASA spacecraft bound for Jupiter. The Atlas 5 551 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at...

Evidence for flowing water spotted on Mars
Posted: Fri, Aug 5 10:11 AM ET (1411 GMT)
Dark streaks that form seasonally within a Martian crater could have been created by flowing, salty water, scientists announced Thursday. The dark streaks, no more...