Kepler scientists find 26 more exoplanets
Posted: Fri, Jan 27 6:37 AM ET (1137 GMT)
Scientists analyzing data from NASA's Kepler spacecraft announced Thursday the discovery of 26 more extrasolar planets orbiting 11 stars. None of the planets appear...

Former ISRO head barred from Indian government jobs
Posted: Fri, Jan 27 6:25 AM ET (1125 GMT)
The former head of the Indian space agency ISRO has been barred from any future positions with the government because of his alleged involvement in...

Gingrich proposes lunar base
Posted: Thu, Jan 26 6:51 AM ET (1151 GMT)
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said Wednesday that, if elected, he would set a goal of establishing a lunar base by 2020. Gingrich, speaking at...

Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Thu, Jan 26 6:34 AM ET (1134 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket successfully launched a Progress cargo spacecraft for the International Space Station early Thursday. The Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome...

Strongest solar storm in over six years heads towards Earth
Posted: Tue, Jan 24 7:48 AM ET (1248 GMT)
The most powerful solar storm since 2005 erupted on the Sun late Sunday, which is expected to trigger a geomagnetic storm at Earth on Tuesday....

Progress undocks from ISS
Posted: Tue, Jan 24 7:35 AM ET (1235 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft undocked from the ISS on Monday, clearing the way for the launch of a new vehicle. The Progress M-13M spacecraft...

Delta 4 launches military communications satellite
Posted: Fri, Jan 20 6:43 AM ET (1143 GMT)
A Delta 4 rocket sucecssfully launched the fourth in a series of US military communications satellites on Thursday. The Delta 4 Medium+Plus (5,4)...

Software glitch likely cause of Phobos-Grunt failure
Posted: Fri, Jan 20 6:29 AM ET (1129 GMT)
Despite Russian claims that a US military radar may have crippled its Phobos-Grunt spacecraft, an investigation into the loss of the Mars-bound spacecraft...

NASA renames GRAIL spacecraft
Posted: Thu, Jan 19 2:17 PM ET (1917 GMT)
NASA announced this week that it has renamed the two GRAIL spacecraft that entered orbit around the Moon at the beginning of the year. The...

SpaceX delays next COTS launch
Posted: Mon, Jan 16 7:15 PM ET (0015 GMT)
SpaceX announced Monday that is it pushing back the launch of a cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station to give the company more time...