Space
NASA loses contact with important satellite
A miniature satellite tasked with searching for planets outside the solar system has gone dark, mission operators at Nasa have said. The…
Photo story: Wildfires in Australia from space
A satellite photo made available by MAXAR Technologies shows wildfires east of Orbost, Australia, on the 04 January 2020. So far, the…
First British astronaut says aliens exist and could already be on earth
The first British astronaut to go into space has claimed aliens exist and it is possible they are living among us on…
Photo Story: The bright city lights of Long Island, New York City and New Jersey
A handout photo made available by NASA shows an image taken from the International Space Station (ISS) of the bright city lights…
Photo Story: A Celestial Pairing of Moon and Venus
For a few hours Saturday evening, the crescent moon and Venus paired up for a celestial treat. In the photos, the view…
Photo Story: Solar eclipse in Asia
A solar eclipse is visible through cloud cover in Mysore, India, 26 December 2019. During the celestial annular solar eclipse, the moon…
Boeing’s capsule lands after incomplete space mission
The Boeing company has cut short the demonstration flight with no crew on board of its new astronaut capsule. The Starliner launched…
Trump officially launches US military ‘Space Force’
President Donald Trump has officially funded a Pentagon force focused on warfare in space - the US Space Force. It is not…
Boeing fails key test to reach space station
Boeing Co’s new astronaut capsule failed after liftoff on Friday to climb high enough in orbit to reach the International Space Station,…
Gas halo observed in space by European Southern Observatory
A handout photo made available by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) on 19 December 2019 shows one of the gas halos newly…
European Southern Observatory issues photo of the Milky Way’s central region
A handout photo made available by the European Southern Observatory, ESO, on 16 December 2019, taken with the HAWK-I instrument on ESO's…
Indian Space Research Organization puts in orbit Earth Observation satellite
A handout picture provided by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) shows the fully integrated PSLV-C48 successfully launches RISAT-2BR1 taking off from…