Herschel spacecraft to end mission soon
Posted: Wed, Mar 6 8:31 AM ET (1331 GMT)
A European astronomical spacecraft launched nearly four years ago is expected to end its mission within weeks when it exhausts its supply of coolant, officials...

Ariane to launch Australian broadband satellites
Posted: Tue, Mar 5 7:59 AM ET (1259 GMT)
Arianespace announced Monday it has won a contract to launch two satellites that will provide broadband Internet services for Australia. Ariane 5 rockets will launch...

Dragon arrives at ISS
Posted: Sun, Mar 3 10:29 AM ET (1529 GMT)
A commercial Dragon cargo spacecraft, having overcome earlier problems with its thrusters, arrived at the International Space Station early Sunday and is now attached to...

Curiosity in safe mode after computer glitch
Posted: Sat, Mar 2 10:44 AM ET (1544 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity went into a safe mode on Thursday because of a problem with one of its flight computers, project officials said....

Dragon experiences problems after successful launch
Updated: Fri, Mar 1 5:15 PM ET (2215 GMT)
Originally Posted: Fri, Mar 1 2:10 PM ET (1910 GMT)
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft suffered a problem with its thruster system immediately after entering orbit after a launch Friday morning. The Falcon 9 rocket carrying...

NASA spacecraft detect third, temporary Van Allen radiation belt
Posted: Fri, Mar 1 7:10 AM ET (1210 GMT)
A pair of NASA spacecraft launched last year have detected for the first time a third, and temporary, belt of radiation girdling the Earth as...

Organization announces plans for human Mars flyby mission
Posted: Thu, Feb 28 7:37 AM ET (1237 GMT)
A nonprofit organization formally announced plans on Wednesday to fly a privately-funded human mission past Mars and back to Earth starting in 2018. The...

X-ray space telescopes measure spin rate of black hole
Posted: Thu, Feb 28 7:14 AM ET (1214 GMT)
European and American space telescopes have, for the first time, measured the spin rate of a supermassive black hole in the center of a galaxy,...

House passes bill to rename NASA center after Armstrong
Posted: Tue, Feb 26 6:33 AM ET (1133 GMT)
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill late Monday to rename a NASA center after the late astronaut Neil Armstrong. The bill, HR 667,...

SpaceX tests Falcon 9 for upcoming launch
Posted: Tue, Feb 26 6:26 AM ET (1126 GMT)
SpaceX performed a brief hot fire of the first stage engines of its latest Falcon 9 rocket on Monday in advance of a launch later...