カテゴリー: Space
The three astronauts from the Shenzhou-20 mission flew to the Tiangong space station in April, and were expected to return on WednesdayThe return to Earth of three Chinese astronauts has been delayed until an unspecified date after their spacecraft was…
A tourism initiative in India’s first dark sky reserve has brought new hope to a community as employment means they can stay close to their roots and cultureThe snow-flecked peaks surrounding the village of Hanle are bathed in golden light as the sun s…
The International Space Station has been flying over the country this week and excited children tracking Shubhanshu Shukla’s every move will be hoping for a glimpse of his temporary home on Saturday nightAs the International Space Station passes over I…
Satellite built to track emissions fails just as New Zealand scientists about to take control and reap returns of NZ$29m government investmentFor scientist Sara Mikaloff-Fletcher, the news that a methane-tracking satellite was lost in space last week l…
Shubhanshu Shukla will be first Indian to reach orbit in more than 40 years as country works to join global space raceThe first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station is due to blast off as part of an effort by the world’s most popul…
Resilience would have made history as the first non-US commercial lander to make a successful touchdownAn attempt to land a commercially built spacecraft on the surface of the moon looked to have ended in failure on Thursday, two years after its predec…
Recruitment drive comes amid increasing focus on an asteroid with a low – but growing – likelihood of hitting earth in seven yearsChina has begun recruiting for a planetary defence force after risk assessments determined that an asteroid could conceiva…
Two satellites in Proba-3 mission expected to be launched on Wednesday in India and will work in tandem to study sun’s coronaFinal preparations have begun for a landmark space mission that will use satellites flying in close formation to create artific…
A space rocket operated by a Chinese private company crashed and exploded into flames near a city on Sunday. It soared straight up into the air before losing power and falling back to earth, hitting nearby forested hills.The first stage of the Tianlong…
On Tuesday, China’s Chang’e-6 lunar mission achieved a milestone as its re-entry capsule successfully landed in Inner Mongolia, retrieving the first samples from the moon’s far side. The capsule made its touchdown at 2.06 pm Beijing time, bringing back…
Re-entry capsule containing precious cargo from mission has parachuted into Inner MongoliaChina has become the first country to gather samples from the far side of the moon and bring them back to Earth in a landmark achievement for the Beijing space pr…
Spacecraft to collect samples from rarely explored area before attempting unprecedented liftoff from ‘dark side’ for trip homeChina’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe has successfully landed on the far side of the moon to collect samples, state media reported on…
Cause of accident was ‘operational reliability of engine’, says Pyongyang, after two failed attempts last yearNorth Korea’s latest attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit ended in a mid-air explosion, Pyongyang said late Monday, hours after its annou…
As China launches its Chang’e-6 mission to the far side of the moon, US officials have expressed alarm at the pace of its advancementsChina to launch ambitious moon missionThe worsening rivalry between the world’s two most powerful countries that has i…
China has launched a probe to collect samples from the far side of the moon in a world first, part of its goal to land a human on the lunar surface by 2030. A rocket carrying the Chang’e-6 lunar probe blasted off from the Wenchang space launch centre i…