space
Modi pledges Indian manned space mission, healthcare scheme
World
August 15, 2018
Modi pledges Indian manned space mission, healthcare scheme
India will send a manned mission to space by 2022 and introduce health insurance for half a billion of…
‘Time has come’ for US Space Force, sixth military branch: Pence
World
August 14, 2018
‘Time has come’ for US Space Force, sixth military branch: Pence
Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday unveiled details of plans to build a US Space Force that would become…
NASA launches historic Parker Solar Probe to ‘touch Sun’
Science
August 12, 2018
NASA launches historic Parker Solar Probe to ‘touch Sun’
NASA on Sunday launched a $1.5 billion spacecraft toward the Sun on a historic mission to protect the Earth…
NASA postpones for 24 hours launch of historic spaceship to Sun
Science
August 11, 2018
NASA postpones for 24 hours launch of historic spaceship to Sun
NASA postponed until Sunday the launch of the first ever spacecraft to fly directly toward the Sun on a…
China space lab mostly burns up on re-entry in south Pacific
World
April 2, 2018
China space lab mostly burns up on re-entry in south Pacific
China’s defunct Tiangong 1 space station mostly burned up on re-entry into the atmosphere Monday over the central South Pacific,…
Hard crash-landing may have wrecked Europe’s Mars probe
Science
October 23, 2016
Hard crash-landing may have wrecked Europe’s Mars probe
Scientists say Europe's experimental Mars probe has hit the right spot but may have been destroyed in a fiery ball…
Elon Musk calls SpaceX blast a ‘most difficult, complex failure’
Science
September 11, 2016
Elon Musk calls SpaceX blast a ‘most difficult, complex failure’
SpaceX founder and chief Elon Musk said on Friday he was unsure why one of the company’s Falcon rockets burst…
China launches ‘hack-proof’ communications satellite
World
August 16, 2016
China launches ‘hack-proof’ communications satellite
China on Tuesday launched the world's first quantum satellite, which will help it establish "hack-proof" communications between space and the…
CNN: Is this asteroid heading for Earth?
Science
February 22, 2016
CNN: Is this asteroid heading for Earth?
You may not ever get to go to space, but if you have a knack for art, you could send…
Spacewalk suspended after leak in US astronaut’s helmet
Science
January 16, 2016
Spacewalk suspended after leak in US astronaut’s helmet
NASA cut short a spacewalk on Friday at the International Space Station after one of the astronauts reported a leak…