Zenit launches communications satellite
Posted: Thu, Oct 6 7:40 AM ET (1140 GMT)
A land-based Zenit rocket launched a commercial communications satellite early Thursday. The Zenit-3SLB rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at...

Astronomers win Physics Nobel for expanding universe discovery
Posted: Wed, Oct 5 7:47 AM ET (1147 GMT)
Three astronomers will share the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery that the expansion of the universe is accelerating. The Royal Swedish Academy...

Soyuz returns to flight with Glonass launch
Posted: Tue, Oct 4 7:03 AM ET (1103 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a Russian navigation satellite Monday on the first launch for that rocket since a failure in August. The Soyuz 2-1b...

Satellite observations lower population of near Earth objects
Posted: Sun, Oct 2 5:49 PM ET (2149 GMT)
Observations by a NASA spacecraft have led scientists to conclude that there are fewer near Earth objects (NEOs) than previously thought, lessening the risk of...

Proton launches communications satellite
Posted: Fri, Sep 30 8:13 AM ET (1213 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a communications satellite for global operator SES on Friday. The Proton-M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at...

China launches experimental space module
Posted: Thu, Sep 29 6:32 PM ET (2232 GMT)
China launched on Thursday a module that is designed to be the first step in a long-term effort to develop a space station. The...

UARS reentry site pinpointed
Posted: Wed, Sep 28 9:28 AM ET (1328 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday that it has pinpointed the location where a six-ton satellite reentered early Saturday. NASA, using data provided by the Joint Space...

Minotaur launches TacSat-4
Posted: Wed, Sep 28 9:13 AM ET (1313 GMT)
A Minotaur 4 rocket successfully launched a small military communications satellite on Tuesday. The Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur 4+ lifted off from the Kodiak Launch...

Sea Launch launches first satellite in over two years
Posted: Sun, Sep 25 10:26 AM ET (1426 GMT)
A Zenit-3SL successfully launched a communications satellite Saturday on the first mission for the Sea Launch company since it completed bankruptcy reorganization. The Zenit-...

UARS reenters
Posted: Sat, Sep 24 9:36 AM ET (1336 GMT)
A NASA spacecraft launched 20 years ago reentered late Friday night, although the exact reentry locations was unknown as of Saturday morning. The Upper Atmosphere...