Space
Newly discovered green comet comes close to Earth
A newly discovered comet will make its closest approach to our planet on Wednesday. Astronomers say the object's journey toward us took…
EU inaugurates first mainland satellite launch port
The European Union wants to bolster its capacity to launch small satellites into space with a new launchpad in Arctic Sweden. European…
Britain’s groundbreaking satellite launch ends in failure
Britain's attempt to become the first European nation to launch satellites into space ended in bitter disappointment early on Tuesday when Virgin…
Unexplained leak from docked Soyuz spacecraft cancels Russian ISS spacewalk
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - A routine spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) was called off as…
Divers find Challenger space shuttle wreckage off Florida coast
Nov 10 (Reuters) - Divers from a documentary crew looking for the wreckage of a World War Two aircraft off the coast…
Richard Branson must face lawsuit in U.S. over Virgin Galactic space travel problems
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday said British billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson must face shareholder claims he concealed problems…
Asteroid’s path altered in NASA’s first test of planetary defense system
(Reuters) - The spacecraft NASA deliberately crashed into an asteroid last month succeeded in nudging the rocky moonlet from its natural path…
Japanese space mission shows Earth’s water may be from asteroids
Water may have been brought to Earth by asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system, scientists said after analysing rare…
Chinese rocket falls to Earth, NASA says Beijing did not share information
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chinese rocket fell back to Earth on Saturday over the Indian Ocean but NASA said Beijing had not…
Fears over Chinese rocket debris falling to Earth, EASA predicts southern European most at risk
The remnants of a massive Chinese rocket are expected to fall to Earth on Saturday and may affect Maltese airspace, the European…
Russia tells NASA space station pullout less imminent than indicated earlier
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Russian space officials have informed U.S. counterparts that Moscow would like to keep flying its cosmonauts aboard the International…
Russia has not signaled space station withdrawal to NASA, U.S. official says
Russia's new space chief on Tuesday signaled his country's intent to withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024, but a senior…