WASHINGTON: India's space agency is attempting to land a spacecraft on the moon's south pole, a mission that could advance India's space ambitions and expand knowledge of lunar water ice, potentially one of the moon's most valuable resources. Here's what's known about the presence of frozen
Helsinki: An upgraded Tianzhou cargo spacecraft docked at China’s Tiangong space station ahead of a new crewed mission to the orbital outpost. A Long March 7 rocket lifted off from the coastal Wenchang Satellite Launch Center at 9:22 a.m. Eastern, May 10. The rocket inserted the
Los Angeles: A NASA-led international satellite mission was set for blastoff from Southern California on a major Earth science project to conduct a comprehensive survey of the world's oceans, lakes and rivers for the first time.
Seoul: South Korea launched its first lunar orbiter on Friday as it doubles down on its space programmes, aiming to land a probe on the moon by 2030. The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, nicknamed Danuri, meaning "enjoy the Moon", was launched on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket
Texas: NASA has announced that it will be sending swimming robots to the "ocean worlds" in our solar system to explore what lies beneath the icy shells on different planets and moons. The space agency will be investing US$600,000 in a study that will look into
Washington: A study of bone loss in 17 astronauts who flew aboard the International Space Station is providing a fuller understanding of the effects of space travel on the human body and steps that can mitigate it, crucial knowledge ahead of potential ambitious future missions. The