Space
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Australians vote on a name for home-made Moon rover
Nov 21, 2023Australians began voting Monday on a name for the country’s first home-made Moon rover, with a shortlist including “Mateship”, “Roo-ver” and “Kakirra” — an Indigenous word for the Earth’s satellite. Australia’s space industry will develop the... -
SpaceX Starship launch failed minutes
Nov 19, 2023SpaceX’s uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, was presumed to have failed in space minutes after lifting off on Saturday during its second test, after its first attempt ended in... -
Chinese astronauts return to Earth after ‘successful’ mission
Oct 31, 2023After spending five months in orbit at the nation’s space station, three Chinese astronauts made a safe return to Earth on Tuesday, according to state media. At 8:11 am (0011 GMT), Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and... -
First photographs of a historic asteroid sample will be released by NASA
Oct 11, 2023The largest asteroid sample ever gathered in space, whose first photographs will be released by NASA on Wednesday, is expected to provide information about the early history of our solar system and potentially even the beginnings... -
Russian ISS segment springs third leak in under a year
Oct 10, 2023On Monday, the Russian portion of the International Space Station (ISS) experienced its third coolant leak in less than a year, sparking new concerns about the nation’s space program’s dependability despite assurances from officials that the... -
India’s Sun-monitoring spacecraft crossed a landmark point on its journey to escape “the sphere of Earth’s influence”
Oct 2, 2023India’s Sun-monitoring spacecraft has crossed a landmark point on its journey to escape “the sphere of Earth’s influence”, its space agency said, days after the disappointment of its Moon rover failing to awaken. The Aditya-L1 mission,... -
Two Russians, American reach space station
Sep 16, 2023In the midst of blazing tensions between Moscow and Washington over Ukraine, two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut launched Friday and docked with the International Space Station. Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, and NASA astronaut Loral... -
From the Moon to the Sun: India readies next space mission
Sep 2, 2023The Indian space agency aims for yet another accomplishment. A week after its successful unmanned Moon landing, a mission to explore the Sun will be launched on Saturday. At 11:50 am (0620 GMT), Aditya-L1 will launch... -
Japan postpones ‘Moon Sniper’ liftoff for third time
Aug 28, 2023Due to bad weather, Japan’s space agency postponed the launch of its “Moon Sniper” lunar mission on Monday for a third time. A research satellite created in collaboration with NASA and the European Space Agency was... -
NASA and SpaceX postpone launch of ISS crew rotation mission
Aug 25, 2023A four-person crew’s flight to the International Space Station has been postponed, according to NASA and SpaceX on Thursday. NASA said the mission was “standing down” from a scheduled Friday launch time, but did not provide...
