Space Junk Could Destroy Satellites, Hurt Economies
The growing amount of fast-moving space debris orbiting the Earth could lead to catastrophic collisions with satellites, hurting economies, researchers ...
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North Korea Can Fire Its Ballistic Missile From ANYWHERE, Images Show
North Korea's latest missile launch showed that the county's military is able to operate weapons from anywhere in the country, ...
Nigeria To Launch First Nano-Satellite
Nigeria plans to launch Africa’s first nanosatellite into orbit between 23-27 May, reports Today.ng, citing the Director-General of National Space ...
North Korea Says Sunday Missile Launch Was New Type of Rocket
North Korea's latest missile launch was a successful test of a new type of rocket, Pyongyang's state media reported Monday. ...
NASA Delays Deep-Space Orion Test To 2019 Due To Costs
The first test flight of NASA's Orion capsule, designed to one day carry people to Mars, has been delayed until ...
‘Awesomesauce,’ Proclaims US Astronaut On Historic Spacewalk
So what is it like to float out into the vacuum of space? 'Ginormous fondue pot, bubbling over with piping ...
Water Leak Delays Historic 200th Spacewalk
NASA discovered a water leak Friday at the International Space Station, delaying the start of the milestone 200th spacewalk at ...
China Tests ‘Lunar Palace’ As It Eyes Moon Mission
Chinese students will live in a laboratory simulating a lunar-like environment for up to 200 days as Beijing prepares for ...
US Drone Back On Earth After Nearly Two Years In Space
After a nearly two-year sojourn in space, the US military drone X-37 B is back on Earth, fueling wild ideas ...
SpaceX To Launch Classified US Govt Payload Sunday
SpaceX on Sunday is scheduled to make its first military launch, with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, ...
SpaceX To Launch Classified US Govt Payload Sunday
SpaceX on Sunday is scheduled to make its first military launch, with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, ...
NASA Spacecraft Survives Dive Through Saturn’s Rings
An unmanned NASA spacecraft has survived its plunge between the rings of Saturn and, after briefly going dark for the ...
NASA Spacesuits Over Budget, Tight On Timeline
The United States is in a hurry to send people to Mars by the 2030s, but a key question remains ...
NASA’s Cassini Poised To Plunge Beneath Saturn’s Rings
An unmanned NASA spacecraft, Cassini, is poised to plunge into the gap between Saturn and its rings, a pioneering journey ...
China’s First Cargo Spacecraft Docks With Space Lab
China's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, successfully completed docking with an orbiting space lab on Saturday, the Beijing Aerospace Control Center ...
China Launches First Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-1
A Chinese rocket successfully sent the country's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, into space from the southern island province of Hainan ...
Dangerous Space Junk Has More Than Doubled Over the Past 25 Years
Scientists sounded the alarm yesterday over the problems posed to space missions from orbital junk - the accumulating debris from ...
Mars Spacecraft’s First Missions Face Delays, NASA Says
NASA will probably delay the first two missions of its Orion deep-space capsule, being developed to send astronauts beyond earth's ...
France, Japan Aim To Land Probe On Mars Moon
France and Japan want to recover pieces of a Martian Moon and bring them back to Earth, the head of ...
Two Russians, One American Land Back On Earth From ISS
Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut touched down safely in central Kazakhstan Monday, following a 173-day mission aboard the ...