Soyuz launches with space tourist Shuttleworth
Posted: Thu, Apr 25 8:02 AM ET (1202 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket carrying three people, including space tourist Mark Shuttleworth, lifted off early Thursday on a flight to the International Space Station. The Soyuz...

News briefs: April 24
Posted: Thu, Apr 25 7:46 AM ET (1146 GMT)
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, a state government agency, has filed a lawsuit against NASA in an effort to slow down or stop construction of...

Northrop claims partial victory in TRW vote
Posted: Thu, Apr 25 7:28 AM ET (1128 GMT)
Northrop Grumman and TRW each claimed success in the results of a vote by TRW's shareholders on Wednesday. The shareholders rejected a Northrop request...

White dwarfs confirm age of universe
Posted: Thu, Apr 25 6:42 AM ET (1042 GMT)
A new study of white dwarf stars in a nearby cluster has provided an independent confirmation of the age of the universe. Astronomers used the...

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'...