Kazakhstan needs asteroid observation stations: astrophysicistMany space objects remain undiscovered and some of them pose a threat to the Earth. Astrophysicist Victor Teifel says it is time to build a special station for detection of asteroids in Kazakhstan.
15 декабря 2014
Orion launch is trial by fire for Apollo-era heat shieldNASA's Orion vehicle aims to carry humans farther into space than ever before, but its protective heat shield is basically the same as that used for the Apollo Moon missions.
06 декабря 2014
Japan launches rocket carrying asteroid probeJapan launched a rocket carrying a space probe destined for a distant asteroid, just weeks after a European spacecraft's historic landing on a comet.
03 декабря 2014
Famous Kazakh astronaut comments on Rosetta missionFamous Kazakh cosmonaut Talgat Musabayev praises the Rosetta mission, which saw a space probe landing on the surface of a comet for the first time in human history.
Despite landing fumble, comet probe working wellEurope's comet probe Philae was "working well" despite a rough-and-tumble touchdown that left it partly shadowed from battery-boosting sunlight.
14 ноября 2014
SpaceX chief Musk confirms Internet satellite planHigh-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk confirmed that he is working on a web of small, low-cost satellites that could provide wireless Internet around the world.
Probe of US spaceship crash may take a 'year'Authorities who carried out their first full day of investigation into a US spacecraft crash said probing the incident could take a year.
Comet Siding Spring whizzes past MarsA comet the size of a small mountain whizzed past Mars, dazzling space enthusiasts with the once-in-a-million-years encounter.
Weather forces delay to SpaceX cargo missionThick clouds and rain over the Florida coast early forced the California-based SpaceX to postpone the launch of its Dragon cargo carrier.
SpaceX's next cargo launch set for Sept 20SpaceX's next unmanned cargo trip to restock supplies at the International Space Station is scheduled for September 20, the US space agency said.
13 сентября 2014
SpaceX rocket explodes during test flightA SpaceX rocket exploded in midair during a test flight, as the company seeks to develop a spacecraft that can return to Earth.