Astronomers find "wobbly" exoplanet in Kepler data
Posted: Thu, Feb 6 6:18 AM ET (1118 GMT)
Astronomers announced this week the discovery of a planet orbiting a binary star system whose rotational axis precesses on human timescales. Researchers found the planet,...

NASA extends LADEE mission
Posted: Wed, Feb 5 6:14 AM ET (1114 GMT)
NASA has extended the mission of a lunar orbiter by four weeks to continue studies of the Moon's tenuous atmosphere. The four-week extension...

Progress undocks from ISS
Posted: Tue, Feb 4 6:14 AM ET (1114 GMT)
A Russian cargo spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station on Monday, clearing a docking post for a new Progress slated for launch later this...

New SES satellite enters service
Posted: Tue, Feb 4 6:05 AM ET (1105 GMT)
The first commercial communications satellite launched by SpaceX has started commercial operations, its owner announced Monday. SES said the SES-8 satellite is now "fully...

Astronomers map cloud patterns on brown dwarf
Posted: Thu, Jan 30 7:27 AM ET (1227 GMT)
European astronomers have, for the first time, mapped the cloud patterns on a nearby brown dwarf. Astronomers used the European Souther Observatory's Very Large...

Cosmonauts install commercial cameras on ISS spacewalk
Posted: Tue, Jan 28 7:32 AM ET (1232 GMT)
Two Russian cosmonauts installed a pair of Canadian cameras during a spacewalk Monday, although there were conflicting reports about whether both cameras were working. Oleg...

On tenth anniversary, Opportunity finds early Mars hospitable to life
Posted: Tue, Jan 28 7:22 AM ET (1222 GMT)
Scientists celebrating the tenth anniversary of Mars rover Opportunity's landing on Mars late last week said the rover has confirmed the planet had conditions...

Yutu rover suffers technical problem
Posted: Sun, Jan 26 10:44 AM ET (1544 GMT)
China's first lunar rover, Yutu, has suffered an unspecified technical problem that may jeopardize its mission. Official Chinese media reported Saturday that Yutu has...

Atlas launches TDRS communications satellite
Posted: Fri, Jan 24 6:19 AM ET (1119 GMT)
An Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched a satellite that supports communications with the International Space Station and other NASA spacecraft. The Atlas 5 401 lifted...

Sierra Nevada announces plans for first Dream Chaser launch
Posted: Fri, Jan 24 6:03 AM ET (1103 GMT)
Sierra Nevada Corporation, one of three companies competing to develop commercial crew transportation vehicles for NASA, announced Thursday that its plans for the first orbital...