NASA capsule Orion splashes down after record-setting lunar voyage
NASA’s Orion space capsule splashed down safely in the Pacific, completing the Artemis 1 mission — a more than 25-day journey around the Moon with...
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NASA scraps Tuesday Moon launch due to storm
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has called off the scheduled Tuesday launch of its historic uncrewed mission, Artemis 1, to the Moon due...
NASA gears up to deflect asteroids, in key test of planetary defence
NASA on Monday will attempt feat humanity has never before accomplished deliberately smacking a spacecraft into an asteroid to slightly deflect its orbit, in a...
Why did NASA call off launch of Artemis 1 Moon rocket?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) called off the test flight of its largest-ever Moon rocket Artemis 1 because of a temperature issue with one...
China launches Beijing-3B remote sensing satellite
China has launched a Long March-2D rocket carrying a Beijing-3B satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center of Shanxi Province. Beijing-3B is a...
Russia to quit International Space Station ‘after 2024’
Russia said on Tuesday it has planned to leave the International Space Station “after 2024”, amid tensions with the West, in a move analysts warned...
Satellite operators Eutelsat and OneWeb announce merger talks
French satellite operator Eutelsat said on Monday it was in talks with British counterpart OneWeb for a tie-up to create a “global champion” in broadband...
China launches 2nd space station modules
China launched on Sunday the second of three modules needed to complete its new space station, the latest step in Beijing’s ambitious space programme. The...
James Webb begins hunt for the first stars and habitable worlds
The first stunning images from the James Webb Space Telescope were revealed this week, but its journey of cosmic discovery has only just begun. Here...
Chinese astronomers detect 9 super lithium-rich unevolved stars
Using China’s largest optical telescope, astronomers have discovered a record number of unevolved stars rich in lithium, a key chemical element linking cosmology to the...