ISS experiment detects potential evidence for dark matter
Posted: Thu, Apr 4 6:59 AM ET (1059 GMT)
A billion-dollar experiment mounted on the International Space Station has detected evidence for dark matter, although scientists caution that there are other explanations for...

Intelsat announces IPO plans
Posted: Wed, Apr 3 7:08 AM ET (1108 GMT)
Intelsat, one of the world's largest commercial satellite operators, said Tuesday it was moving ahead with plans to raise over half a billion dollars...

Globalstar wins debt deal extension
Posted: Tue, Apr 2 8:02 AM ET (1202 GMT)
Satellite communications company Globalstar said Monday it had reached a deal with creditors on a two-week extension to restructure the company's debt, avoiding...

Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Fri, Mar 29 7:28 AM ET (1128 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new International Space Station crew members docked with the station Thursday night, just six hours after launching from Baikonur. The...

India tests cryogenic upper stage
Posted: Fri, Mar 29 7:13 AM ET (1113 GMT)
The Indian space agency successfully tested a cryogenic engine intended for the upper stage of its GSLV launch vehicle, clearing the way for the next...

Soyuz launches crew on "express" flight to ISS
Posted: Thu, Mar 28 8:38 PM ET (0038 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a spacecraft carrying three people making what is planned to be the shortest flight to the International Space Station. The Soyuz...

Curiosity rover resumes science operations
Posted: Thu, Mar 28 7:34 AM ET (1134 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity resumed science operations this week after overcoming some technical problems, but will soon go on hiatus because of a break...

Proton returns to flight, launches Mexican satellite
Posted: Wed, Mar 27 7:26 AM ET (1126 GMT)
The Proton rocket returned to flight early Wednesday with the successful launch of a Mexican satellite. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome...

Dragon completes mission with splashdown in Pacific
Posted: Wed, Mar 27 7:07 AM ET (1107 GMT)
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft departed from the International Space Station on Tuesday, splashing down safely in the Pacific Ocean several hours later. The station's...

LRO spots impacts sites of GRAIL spacecraft
Posted: Tue, Mar 26 8:11 AM ET (1211 GMT)
A NASA orbiter has photographed the impacts sites of two other NASA spacecraft that crashed into the Moon in December. NASA released last week images...