China to send orbiter to moon and back
China will launch its first recoverable moon orbiter later this year in the latest step in its ambitious space programme.
Elite Turkic warrior burial discovered in Kazakhstan
An archeological expedition in Zhaksy District of Akmola Oblast has discovered a burial of a warrior of the Turkic period belonging to 6-7 centuries AD and a horse in the neighboring mound.
Europe launches last resupply ship to space station
An Ariane 5 ES heavy rocket lifted off from South America late Tuesday bearing Europe's fifth and final robot supply ship for the International Space Station (ISS), mission control said.
Kazakhstan steps up space research
The Tian Shan Astronomical Observatory in the mountains near Almaty, Kazakhstan has completed modernising its two telescopes.