Phobos-Grunt goes silent again
Posted: Sat, Nov 26 8:40 AM ET (1340 GMT)
Contact with Phobos-Grunt, the Russian Mars mission stranded in Earth orbit for over two weeks, was lost again late this week. An ESA ground...

Proton launches AsiaSat 7
Posted: Sat, Nov 26 8:31 AM ET (1331 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a communications satellite for a Hong Kong-based company on Saturday. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome...

ESA antenna receives signal from Phobos-Grunt
Posted: Wed, Nov 23 7:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
A European Space Agency antenna in Australia has detected a radio signal from Russia's Phobos-Grunt spacecraft, the first contract from the Mars-bound...

Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan
Posted: Tue, Nov 22 6:57 AM ET (1157 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three ISS crewmembers landed safely early Tuesday in the wintry steppes of Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft landed at 9:...

Aging Landsat satellite may be failing
Posted: Tue, Nov 22 6:44 AM ET (1144 GMT)
A 27-year-old Earth observation satellite may be on the brink of failure after a recent malfunction, the US Geological Survey reports. The Landsat...

China launches two satellites
Posted: Sun, Nov 20 11:29 AM ET (1629 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed two Chinese research satellites into orbit on Sunday. The Long March 2D rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch...

MSL launch delayed a day
Posted: Sun, Nov 20 11:19 AM ET (1619 GMT)
NASA announced Saturday that the launch of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission will be delayed a day to replace a component on its launch...

Shenzhou-8 returns to Earth
Posted: Fri, Nov 18 7:18 AM ET (1218 GMT)
An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft that tested docking technology returned to Earth on Thursday. The Shenzhou-8 spacecraft landed in China's Inner Mongolia region at...

Scientists detect potential subsurface lakes on Europa
Posted: Thu, Nov 17 7:03 AM ET (1203 GMT)
Planetary scientists have discovered what they believe to be a lake of water below the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. Scientists modeled regions...

Congressional compromise provides $17.8 billion for NASA
Posted: Wed, Nov 16 6:13 AM ET (1113 GMT)
A House-Senate conference committee has finalized a 2012 spending bill that includes $17.8 billion for NASA, funding a space telescope but cutting money...