NASA spacecraft find "particle accelerator" in Van Allen belts
Posted: Sat, Jul 27 10:00 AM ET (1400 GMT)
Twin NASA spacecraft launched last year have helped scientists determine that charged particles in the Van Allen belts circling the Earth are accelerated from within...

Ariane 5 launches communications and weather satellites
Posted: Fri, Jul 26 9:49 AM ET (1349 GMT)
An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched a large commercial communications satellite and an Indian meteorological satellite on Thursdays. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from...

Orion passes latest parachute landing test
Posted: Thu, Jul 25 9:41 AM ET (1341 GMT)
NASA's Orion crew spacecraft passed the tenth in a series of tests of its landing system Wednesday, landing safely from an altitude of more...

Board to investigate spacewalk mishap
Posted: Wed, Jul 24 6:06 AM ET (1006 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday that it has created a mishap board to investigate why a European astronaut's spacesuit filled with water during a spacewalk last...

Recovered Saturn 5 rocket engine linked to Apollo 11
Posted: Tue, Jul 23 7:05 AM ET (1105 GMT)
A recovered F-1 engine from a Saturn 5 rocket has been traced to the rocket that launched Apollo 11 44 years ago this month,...

Curiosity provides evidence of loss of early Martian atmosphere
Posted: Tue, Jul 23 6:53 AM ET (1053 GMT)
Data collected by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity have provided scientists with new evidence that Mars once had a thicker atmosphere that it lost relatively...

China launches three research satellites
Posted: Sun, Jul 21 9:29 AM ET (1329 GMT)
A Chinese Long March rocket launched three experimental satellites on Saturday. The Long March 4C rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at...

Atlas launches military communications satellite
Posted: Sat, Jul 20 7:30 AM ET (1130 GMT)
An Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched a mobile communications satellite for the Navy on Friday morning. The Atlas 5 551 lifted off from Cape Canaveral,...

Proton failure blamed on improperly installed sensors
Posted: Fri, Jul 19 7:35 AM ET (1135 GMT)
Russian space agency officials said Thursday the crash of a Proton rocket earlier this month can be traced back to sensors that were installed in...

House committee approves $16.6-billion NASA budget
Posted: Thu, Jul 18 7:49 AM ET (1149 GMT)
The House Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill Wednesday that would give NASA $16.6 billion in the next fiscal year. The Commerce, Justice, and...