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Comet ISON vanishes as it circles the sun
Comet ISON appears to have flown too close to the surface of the sun Thursday and vanished as it circled the fiery surface, astronomers said.
29 November 2013
Russia invoiced $90 million for Proton-M crash in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has sent Russia a $90 million bill for the Proton-M carrier rocket crash at Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
26 November 2013
China to send 'jade rabbit' to Moon: state media
China will launch its first ever probe to land on the moon early next month, state media said Tuesday, with the lunar rover named "Jade Rabbit" in a nod to Chinese folklore.
26 November 2013
Kazakhstan bills Russia for Proton-M crash
Kazakhstan has billed Russia for the Proton-M carrier rocket crash at Baikonur.
18 November 2013
Satellites to probe Earth's strange shield
Europe next week will launch a trio of hi-tech satellites to explore something that may seem utterly mundane: Earth's magnetic field.
18 November 2013
NASA poised to launch Mars atmosphere probe
What happened to the water on Mars? How did the Red Planet's atmosphere become so thin over time? NASA's MAVEN probe is scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to find out.
16 November 2013
Kazakhstan to launch KazSat-3 by 2015 and scientific satellite by 2020
Kazakhstan is planning to launch a scientific spacecraft in 2023.
15 November 2013
Russia launches Proton rocket with military satellite
Russia successfully launched a Proton-M rocket carrying a military satellite in the early hours of Tuesday from its Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
13 November 2013
Indian Mars mission suffers glitch but 'no setback'
India's Mars spacecraft suffered a brief engine failure Monday as scientists tried to move it into a higher orbit around Earth, but controllers denied any setback to the ambitious low-cost mission.
12 November 2013
Space's 'Ferrari' set to fall to Earth
A science satellite dubbed the "Ferrari of space" for its sleek, finned looks will shortly run out of fuel and fall to Earth after a successful mission, the European Space Agency (ESA) says.
11 November 2013
ISS crew returns safely to Earth with Olympic torch
Three astronauts returned to Earth Monday, after 66 days aboard the International Space Station, bringing back the Olympic torch back to the planet after a historic space walk.
11 November 2013
Own satellites are a must for Kazakhstan: Musabayev
Talgat Musabayev, chief of Kazakhstan's space industry, has responded to the adversaries of space industry development in Kazakhstan.
10 November 2013
Rocket wreckage in Kazakhstan is outside flight zone of Russian rockets
The rocket wrecks found in Kazakhstan are located outside the flight zone of Russian rockets: expert.
06 November 2013
No excessive radiation at craft wrecks near Baikonur
Kazakhstan experts have checked the spacecraft wreckage near Baikonur Cosmodrome for excessive radiation background and found none.
06 November 2013
Wreck near Baikonur may be Dnepr rocket
The fragments that resemble a wreck of a spacecraft discovered near Baikonur in Kazakhstan might be pieces of Dnepr rocket.
06 November 2013
Spacecraft wreck found near Baikonur
Wrecks of an unidentified spacecraft have been discovered not far from Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
06 November 2013
Russia to take Olympic torch into space
Three new crew members blast off Thursday for the International Space Station (ISS) on a Russian rocket, taking with them the precious cargo of an Olympic torch for the 2014 Winter Games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
06 November 2013
China shows off moon rover model before space launch
China offered a rare glimpse into its secretive space programme on Tuesday, displaying a model of a lunar rover that will explore the moon's surface in an upcoming mission.
05 November 2013
Kazakhstan offeres Kyrgyzstan jointly use KazSat
Kazakhstan has offered Kyrgyzstan to use its KazSat communication satellites together.
05 November 2013
Countdown to Mars: Indian mission prepares for blastoff
India's launches its first mission to Mars on Tuesday, aiming to become the only Asian nation to reach the Red Planet with a programme designed to showcase its low-cost space technology.
05 November 2013
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