Space

Docking aborted for Russia’s first humanoid robot in space

An unmanned spacecraft carrying Russia's first humanoid robot to be sent into orbit failed to… Read More

Rockin ‘n’ rollin on Mars: Rolling Stones have space rock named after them

Slightly larger than a golf ball, the “Rolling Stones Rock” is said to have rolled… Read More

Russia sends its first humanoid robot into space

In 2011, NASA sent up Robonaut 2, a humanoid robot developed with General Motors that… Read More

NATO aims to make space new frontier in defense

NATO aims to recognize space as a domain of warfare this year, four senior diplomats… Read More

China conducts first sea-based space rocket launch

The Asian giant now spends more than Russia and Japan on its civil and military… Read More

Modi claims India has tested an anti-satellite weapon

“Some time ago, our scientists, shot down a live satellite 300 kilometres away in space,… Read More

First Emirati set to head to space in September

The oil-rich state has two astronauts in training, selected from more than 4,000 applicants, as… Read More

In a first, a plane soars to the edge of space with a passenger

A Virgin Galactic rocket plane on Friday soared to the edge of space with a… Read More

India to send three-person crew on landmark space mission

India will send a three-member team into orbit for up to a week when it… Read More

Work in space does not seem to shorten astronauts’ lives

Although space travel exposes astronauts to forms of radiation that are uncommon on Earth, and… Read More

Astronauts return safely to Earth from Space Station

Three members of the International Space Station’s crew returned safely to Earth on Thursday, landing… Read More

Virgin Galactic reaches space for first time

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, flew higher than it ever has before on Thursday, surpassing… Read More

South Korea successfully tests space rocket engine

SEOUL: South Korea on Wednesday (Nov 28) successfully conducted a rocket engine test launch, officials… Read More

Mars InSight spacecraft lands on Red Planet

PASADENA, United States: Cheers and applause erupted at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Monday as… Read More

Space crew survives plunge to Earth after Russian rocket fails

BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan: The two-man U.S.-Russian crew of a Soyuz spacecraft en route to the… Read More

Japan space tourist says moon training ‘shouldn’t be too hard’

Billionaire Japanese tycoon and future space tourist Yusaku Maezawa's training to go the moon should… Read More

Japan firm signs with SpaceX for lunar missions

A Japanese start-up is to send spacecraft to the moon in a deal signed with… Read More

NASA space lasers to reveal new depths of planet’s ice loss

NASA is poised to launch Saturday its most advanced space laser ever, ICESat-2, a $1… Read More

UAE announces first astronauts to go to space

The UAE has selected its first two astronauts to go on a mission to the… Read More

Bezos throws cash, engineers at rocket program as space race accelerates

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is racing to pull his private space company out of start-up… Read More