China sends youngest astronaut, mice to space station
A crew of three Chinese astronauts, including the country鈥檚 youngest-ever, docked early Saturday at the Tiangong space station, accompanied by four lab mice.
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More ingredients for life discovered in ocean on Saturn moon
The ocean hidden under the icy shell of Saturn鈥檚 moon Enceladus harbours complex organic molecules, a study said Wednesday, offering further evidence that the small world could have all the right ingredients to host extraterrestrial life...
鈥楤lood Moon鈥� to rise during total lunar eclipse Sunday night
Stargazers will have a chance to see a 鈥楤lood Moon鈥� on Sunday night during a total lunar eclipse visible across Asia and swathes of Europe and Africa...
Musk鈥檚 megarocket faces crucial new test after failures
Elon Musk鈥檚 SpaceX is gearing up for the next test of its Starship megarocket on Sunday, after a string of recent failures that has prompted some observers to question its viability.
NASA races to put nuclear reactors on Moon, Mars
The United States is rushing to put nuclear power reactors on the Moon and Mars, and hopes to launch the first system by the end of the decade...
NASA to lose 20pc of its workforce
The US space agency NASA will lose about 3,900 employees under Donald Trump鈥檚 sweeping effort to trim the federal workforce鈥攁t the same time as the president prioritizes plans for crewed missions to the Moon and Mars.
Spaceship carrying astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary, docks with ISS
A US commercial mission carrying astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, marking the first time in decades that these nations have sent crew to space...
India, Poland, Hungary make spaceflight comeback with Axiom Mission 4
A US commercial mission carrying astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary blasted off to the International Space Station on Wednesday, marking the first time in decades that these nations have sent crew members to space.
Earth鈥檚 satellites at risk if asteroid smashes into Moon: study
If a huge asteroid smashes into the Moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming towards Earth that would threaten satellites and create a spectacular meteor shower, according to researchers...
Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile reveals first breathtaking images of space
Breathtaking, swirling, multicolored galaxies and star-forming regions were revealed Monday in the first images of deep space captured by the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile.
Japanese company aborts Moon mission after assumed crash-landing
Japan鈥檚 hopes of achieving its first soft touchdown on the Moon by a private company were dashed on Friday when the mission was aborted after an assumed crash-landing, the startup said...
