Soyuz launches four O3b satellites
Posted: Fri, Dec 19 8:22 AM ET (1322 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket placed four satellites for a communications network into orbit on Thursday. The Soyuz ST-B rocket lifted off from the Guiana Space...

SpaceX postpones ISS cargo mission to January
Posted: Fri, Dec 19 8:05 AM ET (1305 GMT)
SpaceX announced Thursday that it is delaying a launch of a cargo spacecraft to early January to address a technical issue with its Falcon 9...

India launches GSLV Mark 3 on successful test flight
Posted: Thu, Dec 18 8:01 AM ET (1301 GMT)
An upgraded version of India's most powerful launch vehicle successfully carried out a suborbital test flight on Thursday. The GSLV Mark 3 rocket, also...

NASA postpones decision on asteroid mission design
Posted: Thu, Dec 18 7:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)
NASA has pushed back a decision on what option it will choose for its planned Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM), asking teams at the agency to...

Curiosity detects methane "spikes" in Martian atmosphere
Posted: Wed, Dec 17 8:41 AM ET (1341 GMT)
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has detected short-lived increases in methane concentrations in the Martian atmosphere, although scientists cautioned this does not mean the...

Proton launches Russian communications satellite
Posted: Tue, Dec 16 7:59 AM ET (1259 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a Russian communications satellite on Monday, clearing the stage for the resumption of Western commercial satellite launches. The Proton M...

NASA receives $18 billion in 2015 spending bill
Posted: Tue, Dec 16 7:47 AM ET (1247 GMT)
An omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2015 passed by Congress will provide NASA with $18 billion, more than $500 million above the agency's...

Atlas launches NRO satellite
Posted: Sat, Dec 13 11:01 AM ET (1601 GMT)
An Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Friday evening. The Atlas 5 541 lifted off from Vandenberg...

Rosetta data raises questions about source of Earth's water
Posted: Sat, Dec 13 10:47 AM ET (1547 GMT)
Data obtained by ESA's Rosetta comet mission have raised doubts that comets like the one being studied by the spacecraft are the source of...

Weather delays Atlas launch
Posted: Fri, Dec 12 1:30 PM ET (1830 GMT)
Poor weather delayed a Thursday evening launch of a classified satellite on an Atlas 5 rocket from California. The Atlas 5 541 was scheduled to...