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This artists illustration obtained from NASA on December 21, 2018 shows the New Horizons spacecraft encountering 2014 MU69 nicknamed Ultima Thule a Kuiper Belt object that orbits one billion miles beyond Pluto. (Photo: AFP)

US studying India anti-satellite weapons test, warns of space debris

India's foreign ministry played down any risk of debris from its missile test.

28 March 2019 9:51 AM IST

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today launched Indias best-ever high-resolution earth imaging satellite, HysIS. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Chinese rocket startup fails to put satellite into orbit

OneSpace's rocket was carrying the Lingque-1B earth-observing satellite developed by Beijing-based ZeroG Lab.

28 March 2019 9:48 AM IST

The unmanned robotic lander dubbed Beresheet - Hebrew for the biblical phrase in the beginning - soared into space from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at about 8:45 p.m. EST (0145 GMT Friday) atop the 23-story-tall rocket. (Photo: AP)

Russian space rocket lifts off with October rocket failure astronauts

For Ovchinin and Hague, it is the first flight since an emergency landing two minutes after they blasted off in October.

15 March 2019 9:55 AM IST

Indias heaviest satellite GSAT-11 was successfully launched by an Arianespace rocket from the French Guiana in the early hours of Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. (Photo: Twitter | @isro)

Space station crew confident on eve of first launch since rocket...

Ovchinin said a small fault had been discovered in their Soyuz-FG launch vehicle on Tuesday, but had been fixed.

14 March 2019 9:40 AM IST

The new research was made possible by the discovery by NASAs Curiosity Mars rover of manganese oxides. (Photo: AFP)

Toyota, Japan space agency to develop moon rover

The rover will be an important element supporting human lunar exploration.

13 March 2019 9:45 AM IST

By doing so and that too in just three minutes -- India had entered the elite club of space countries USA, China and Russia, The Prime Minister said. The satellite was orbiting at an altitude of 300 kilometres. (Photo: AFP | Representational Image)

Germany eyes slice of lucrative space market

Firms likely to benefit from any future spending rise in Germany include Airbus and Bremen-based OHB.

29 April 2019 10:09 AM IST

The final manoeuvre on Wednesday brought it into a tight elliptical orbit around the moon, 15-17 km (9-10.5 miles) from the surface at its closest. (Photo: SpaceIL)

Israeli spacecraft crashes onto moon

The unmanned robotic lander suffered periodic engine and communications failures during the landing sequence.

13 April 2019 10:25 AM IST

In this image taken from video on Thursday, April 4, 2019, and distributed by Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service, Russian cargo ship Souz FG with the Progress MS-11 takes off from the launch pad at Russias main space facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The cargo ship is carrying fuel, food, water, oxygen and other supplies for the space station, which currently has three Americans, two Russians and one Canadian aboard. (Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service photo via AP)

NASA twins study shows how space changes the human body

Scott Kelly experienced thickening of the carotid artery and retina, weight loss, shifts in gut microbes, and a lot...

13 April 2019 9:54 AM IST

The image reveals the black hole at the centre of Messier 87, a massive galaxy in the nearby Virgo galaxy cluster. This black hole resides about 54 million light-years from Earth. (Photo: AP)

Black hole image released in an astrophysics breakthrough

Black holes, phenomenally dense celestial entities, are extraordinarily difficult to observe despite their great mass.

13 April 2019 9:42 AM IST

Virgin Galactic has not indicated whether the program is ready to move on to rocket-powered test flights.

Virgin Galactic's first test passenger gets commercial astronaut wings

During The 90-minute flight passengers will be able to experience a few minutes of weightlessness and see the Earth's...

10 April 2019 9:23 AM IST

No one knows for sure where debris may land though many experts believe much of the station will burn up during re-entry.

India debris expected to burn up in atmosphere: Pentagon

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said 400+ pieces of orbital debris from the test had been identified.

6 April 2019 10:14 AM IST

The proposed increase would bring NASAs total spending level for the 2020 fiscal year to USD 22.6 billion. (Photo:AP)

Trump wants extra USD 1.6 billion in NASA to send Americans to moon

The Trump administration asked Congress on Monday to increase NASA spending next year by an extra USD 1.6 billion.

14 May 2019 9:20 AM IST