Scientists track down mysteries of solar neutrinos, cosmic rays
Posted: Thu, Apr 25 6:30 AM ET (1030 GMT)
Scientists have found new evidence that explains the mystery of "missing" solar neutrinos as well as the origins of the most powerful cosmic rays. Scientists...

News briefs: April 23
Posted: Wed, Apr 24 8:16 AM ET (1216 GMT)
XCOR Aerospace announced Tuesday that it had acquired a number of intellectual property assets of Rotary Rocket Company, a startup that had tried to develop...

Business briefs: April 23
Posted: Wed, Apr 24 8:02 AM ET (1202 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation reported Tuesday a small profit in the first quarter of 2002. Orbital said it had a net income of $2.4 million ($...

News briefs: April 22
Posted: Tue, Apr 23 8:09 AM ET (1209 GMT)
Northrop Grumman and TRW exchanged press releases Monday in a dispute over a confidentiality agreement. Northrop said it rejected an agreement provided by TRW as...

NASA to shut down orbital debris office
Posted: Tue, Apr 23 7:50 AM ET (1150 GMT)
NASA is planning to close its office that studies orbital debris, but may restore funding for the office later this year. UPI reported this weekend...

News briefs: April 20-21
Posted: Mon, Apr 22 8:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
European officials are willing to accept a three-person crew for the International Space Station in the near term, but want to increase the station'...

Congress criticizes NASA on shuttle safety
Posted: Mon, Apr 22 7:54 AM ET (1154 GMT)
Members of Congress expressed their concern about the long-term safety of the space shuttle fleet during a hearing Thursday. NASA officials told members of...

ISS crew moves Soyuz to new docking port
Posted: Sat, Apr 20 12:42 PM ET (1642 GMT)
The three-man Expedition Four crew briefly left the International Space Station early Saturday, flying a Soyuz spacecraft to a new docking port on the...

News briefs: April 19
Posted: Sat, Apr 20 12:31 PM ET (1631 GMT)
The use of space-based missile defense or anti-satellite systems could render low-Earth orbit unusable, one scientist warned Friday. Joel Primack of the...

Atlantis lands at KSC
Posted: Fri, Apr 19 1:54 PM ET (1754 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center Friday afternoon to conclude the STS-110 shuttle mission. Atlantis touched down at 12:...