Atlas launch of space science probes scrubbed
Posted: Fri, Aug 24 8:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
A problem with a tracking beacon scrubbed Friday morning's scheduled launch of an Atlas 5 rocket carrying a pair of NASA space science spacecraft....

NASA selects Mars lander for next Discovery mission
Posted: Wed, Aug 22 2:10 PM ET (1810 GMT)
NASA announced Monday that it has selected a Mars lander designed to carry out geophysical research as the next mission in its Discovery program of...

Cosmonauts perform ISS spacewalk
Posted: Wed, Aug 22 1:57 PM ET (1757 GMT)
Two Russian cosmonauts spent nearly six hours outside the International Space Station on Monday, performing work on the station and also deploying a small satellite....

Curiosity tests laser on nearby rock
Posted: Mon, Aug 20 10:58 AM ET (1458 GMT)
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover continued its post-landing commissioning work over the weekend by firing its laser for the first time at a nearby...

Zenit launches Intelsat satellite
Posted: Sun, Aug 19 12:11 PM ET (1611 GMT)
A Sea Launch Zenit-3SL successfully placed an Intelsat communications satellite into orbit early Sunday. The Zenit-3SL rocket lifted off from its floating launch...

ATV reboost of ISS cut short
Posted: Fri, Aug 17 12:03 PM ET (1603 GMT)
A reboost of the International Space Station's orbit by Europe's Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) ended earlier than planned Wednesday. Thrusters on the ATV-...

Galaxy cluster produces stars at record-setting rate
Posted: Thu, Aug 16 9:39 AM ET (1339 GMT)
A galaxy cluster over five billion light-years from Earth is producing new stars a rate never before seen, a finding that may validate models...

Software upgrade complete, Curiosity ready to move
Posted: Thu, Aug 16 9:14 AM ET (1314 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is ready to start moving across the Martian surface after completing a software upgrade earlier this week. The rover has...

Dawn glitch delays departure from Vesta
Posted: Wed, Aug 15 9:17 AM ET (1317 GMT)
A problem with a reaction wheel on NASA's Dawn spacecraft will slightly delay the spacecraft's departure from the vicinity of the asteroid Vesta...

Curiosity getting software upgrade
Posted: Mon, Aug 13 8:27 AM ET (1227 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is in the middle of a software upgrade that project officials say will prepare the rover for scientific activities on...