Small asteroid burns up in Earth's atmosphere
Posted: Sat, Jan 4 9:41 AM ET (1441 GMT)
The first asteroid astronomers discovered in 2014 likely burned up in the atmosphere over the Atlantic Ocean just hours after its discovery. The Catalina Sky...

Falcon 9 launch delayed to at least Monday
Posted: Fri, Jan 3 8:34 AM ET (1334 GMT)
SpaceX has delayed the launch of a commercial communications satellite until at least Monday to address an issue with the rocket's payload fairing. SpaceX...

Astronomers use Hubble to study cloudy exoplanets
Posted: Thu, Jan 2 7:45 AM ET (1245 GMT)
Observations by the Hubble Space Telescope have allowed astronomers to determine that two relatively nearby exoplanets likely have cloudy atmospheres. In a pair of papers...

India resets GSLV launch for January 5
Posted: Tue, Dec 31 6:04 AM ET (1104 GMT)
The Indian space agency ISRO has reschedule the launch of its most powerful rocket to early January after an earlier attempt was scrubbed in August....

First launch of light Soyuz rocket a success
Posted: Sun, Dec 29 12:41 PM ET (1741 GMT)
A new version of Russia's Soyuz rocket, designed for smaller satellites, successfully launched three small spacecraft Saturday. The Soyuz-2.1v rocket lifted off...

Record-setting spacewalk fails to install cameras on ISS
Posted: Sat, Dec 28 11:30 AM ET (1630 GMT)
Two Russian cosmonauts set the record for the longest Russian spacewalk ever on Friday, but had to remove commercial cameras they installed on the exterior...

Proton launches Russian communications satellite
Posted: Fri, Dec 27 11:13 AM ET (1613 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a Russian communications satellite on Thursday. The Proton M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 5:50 am...

ISS returns to normal operations after coolant loop repairs
Posted: Fri, Dec 27 11:01 AM ET (1601 GMT)
NASA officials said Thursday that operations on the International Space Station have returned to normal after the completion of two spacewalks to replace a faulty...

Spacewalking astronauts complete repair of ISS coolant system
Posted: Wed, Dec 25 10:43 AM ET (1543 GMT)
Two astronauts successfully installed a replacement coolant pump on the ISS during a spacewalk Tuesday, completing repairs to the station's cooling system. Rick Mastracchio...

Rockot places three Russian military satellites into orbit
Posted: Wed, Dec 25 9:43 AM ET (1443 GMT)
A Rockot booster launched three Russian military satellites early Wednesday. The Rockot lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 7:31 pm...