Russia launches foreign military satellite
Posted: Sat, Dec 20 1:15 PM ET (1815 GMT)
A Russian Strela rocket placed a reconnaissance satellite into orbit on Friday that Russian officials said was for a foreign customer, widely believed to be...

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...