New dwarf planet discovered in distant reaches of solar system
Posted: Thu, Mar 27 7:13 AM ET (1113 GMT)
Astronomers said Wednesday they have detected a body in the distant reaches of the solar system similar that may provide new evidence for an unseen...

Astronomers discover rings around small body in outer solar system
Posted: Thu, Mar 27 6:56 AM ET (1056 GMT)
Astronomers announced Wednesday the discovery of a a pair of rings orbiting a small body in the outer solar system, the first time rings have...

Range problem delays Atlas launch to April
Posted: Thu, Mar 27 6:39 AM ET (1039 GMT)
A damaged radar system at Cape Canaveral has delayed the launch of a classified satellite previously scheduled for this week until April. An Atlas 5...

Glitch delays Soyuz arrival at ISS
Posted: Wed, Mar 26 6:52 AM ET (1052 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft launched from Baikonur carrying three new International Space Station crewmembers will have to wait until Thursday to dock with the ISS after...

Atlas launch of NRO payload postponed
Posted: Tue, Mar 25 7:02 AM ET (1102 GMT)
A range issue has delayed the launch of a classified satellite on an Atlas 5 that was scheduled for Tuesday. The launch, previously planned for...

Soyuz launches GLONASS satellite
Posted: Mon, Mar 24 6:40 AM ET (1040 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket successfully launched a GLONASS navigation satellite from Russia early Monday. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in...

Ariane 5 launches two communications satellites
Posted: Sun, Mar 23 10:27 AM ET (1427 GMT)
An Ariane 5 rocket successfully placed into orbit two communications satellites for European operators on Saturday evening. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from Kourou,...

SpaceX launch to the ISS rescheduled for March 30
Posted: Sat, Mar 22 8:17 AM ET (1217 GMT)
SpaceX and NASA have rescheduled the launch of that company's next commercial resupply mission to the ISS for the evening of March 30, the...

Weather postpones Ariane launch
Posted: Fri, Mar 21 6:56 AM ET (1056 GMT)
The Ariane 5 launch of two communications satellites scheduled for Friday has been postponed 24 hours because of poor weather. The Ariane 5 was scheduled...

Scientists: powerful 2012 solar storm was a "close call" for Earth
Posted: Thu, Mar 20 7:20 AM ET (1120 GMT)
A powerful solar storm in 2012 could have wreaked havoc on communications and power systems on the Earth had not just missed the Earth, scientists...