Space

SpaceX postpones test flight of Starship, world's biggest rocket

April 17, 2023

SpaceX postpones test flight of Starship, world's biggest rocket

The launch is expected to be delayed by at least 48 hours.

April 03, 2023
NASA names first woman, first black astronauts for Artemis II lunar mission

Victor J Glover and Christina Hammock Koch to be the first person of colour and first woman respectively assigned to a lunar mission.
April 02, 2023
ISRO successfully tests autonomous landing of space vehicle

With LEX, the dream of an Indian Reusable Launch Vehicle arrives one step closer to reality, ISRO said.
March 25, 2023
Asteroid 200 times more powerful than 'Fat Man' will come dangerously close to Earth on Sunday

Asteroid 2023 DZ2 would be visible with a decent set of binoculars or small telescopes.
March 04, 2023
The growing threat of space junk: US leads search for solutions

While governments try to tackle international rules, the immediate response to the littering of orbit is coming in large part from the private sector.
January 12, 2023
Second Earth-size world within 'habitable zone' spotted by NASA mission

In 2020, astronomers announced the discovery of the Earth-size, habitable-zone planet d, which is on a 37-day orbit, along with two other worlds.
November 17, 2022
NASA capsule on way to moon after launch by giant new rocket

The capsule is headed for a wide orbit around the moon and then a return to Earth with a Pacific splashdown in about three weeks.

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