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 December 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 November 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 September 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.
23 August 2014
Europe launches last resupply ship to space stationAn 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 researchThe Tian Shan Astronomical Observatory in the mountains near Almaty, Kazakhstan has completed modernising its two telescopes.