Astronomers observe largest recorded meteor impact on the Moon
Posted: Tue, Feb 25 7:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)
Spanish astronomers announced they detected what they believe to be the largest meteor impact on the surface of the Moon ever recorded. In a paper...

Sea Launch president to depart company
Posted: Tue, Feb 25 7:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
The president of commercial launch provider Sea Launch will leave the company at the end of this month, the company announced Monday. Kjell Karlsen, who...

Yutu enters hibernation again with its technical problems unresolved
Posted: Sun, Feb 23 10:16 AM ET (1516 GMT)
China's Yutu lunar rover entered its third two-week hibernation period Saturday with technical problems that earlier appeared to jeopardize the mission unresolved, official...

Air Force discloses space surveillance satellite program
Posted: Sat, Feb 22 9:38 AM ET (1438 GMT)
An Air Force general disclosed Friday the existence of a previously-classified program to develop satellites to keep watch on others in geosynchronous orbit. Speaking...

Delta 4 launches GPS satellite
Posted: Fri, Feb 21 7:26 AM ET (1226 GMT)
A Delta 4 rocket successfully launched a GPS navigation satellite on Thursday evening. The Delta 4 Medium-Plus (4,2) lifted off from Cape Canaveral...

Google Lunar X PRIZE selects finalists for milestone prizes
Posted: Thu, Feb 20 7:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
A team of judges has selected five times as finalists to compete for a set of "milestone" prizes intended to give them momentum towards achieving...

ESA selects exoplanet observatory mission for development
Posted: Thu, Feb 20 6:54 AM ET (1154 GMT)
The European Space Agency announced Wednesday that it has chosen a proposal to build a spacecraft to search for extrasolar planets, with launch scheduled in...

Cygnus departs from ISS
Posted: Wed, Feb 19 7:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)
A Cygnus cargo spacecraft left the International Space Station early Tuesday, carrying away garbage to be destroyed upon reentry. The station's Canadarm2 robotic arm...

Proton launches Turksat-4A
Posted: Sat, Feb 15 9:58 AM ET (1458 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a Turkish communications satellite on Saturday. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 4:09 pm EST...

NASA: "jelly doughnut" Mars rock is just a rock
Posted: Sat, Feb 15 9:38 AM ET (1438 GMT)
An unusual rock spotted by NASA's Opportunity rover last month dubbed the "jelly doughnut" is simply a rock kicked up by the rover's...