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Waves of gravity that rippled through space right after the Big Bang have been detected for the first time, in a landmark discovery that adds to our understanding of how the universe was born.

• 18 марта 2014, 12:44

Astronomers have spotted the largest yellow star ever observed in our galaxy and 1,300 times larger than the sun.

• 13 марта 2014, 17:39

KazCosmos, the national space agency of Kazakhstan - will have joint projects with NASA.

• 13 марта 2014, 14:28

Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut on Tuesday landed back on Earth in Kazakhstan after a stay of more than half a year aboard the International Space Station.

• 11 марта 2014, 13:40

Astronaut Koichi Wakata has become the first Japanese commander of the International Space Station, according to the country's space agency.

• 10 марта 2014, 22:41

Evgeniy Anissimov, the ex Head of Baikonur cosmodrome, resigned mid-February “for personal reasons”.

• 26 февраля 2014, 09:45

He emphasized that following the launch of Vostochny Russia “will enjoy certain freedom of maneuvers”.

• 25 февраля 2014, 11:34

China's troubled Jade Rabbit lunar rover has survived a bitterly cold 14-day lunar night, officials said Thursday, prompting hopes it can be repaired after suffering a malfunction last month.

• 13 февраля 2014, 12:25

A strange rock that looks like a jelly doughnut has appeared on Mars, and scientists are closer to figuring out how it got there.

• 24 января 2014, 13:01

Among other things, he will be vested with rights to study Kazakhstan’s programs of space cooperation with other nations.

• 15 января 2014, 09:21

Implementation of Baiterek project that involves launches of Russian-Ukrainian carrier rocket Zenit from Baikonur Cosmodrome might start in several years.

• 14 января 2014, 22:21

Seeking to boldly go where few politicians have gone before, more than 30 space-faring nations gathered Thursday to map out ways to pool mankind's efforts to explore the stars.

• 10 января 2014, 13:15

Kazakhstan-based Diamond Trans has invested about $1 million to start the Space Harbor project that will feature trade and entertainment zones, hotels and office space.

• 27 декабря 2013, 16:20

Two American astronauts prepared to step out Tuesday on a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk to wrap up repairs to the cooling system at the International Space Station, NASA said.

• 24 декабря 2013, 13:29

Kazakhstan-born Shoukhrat Mitalipov is among the Top 10 scientists, who have made the most significant breakthroughs this year.

• 20 декабря 2013, 18:16

Brazil and China will launch a new joint environmental monitoring satellite next year to replace one which failed to enter orbit earlier this month, Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo said Tuesday.

• 19 декабря 2013, 10:08

China's Jade Rabbit rover sent back its first pictures from the moon, as officials on Monday lauded the first lunar soft landing in nearly four decades as a step forward for "mankind as a whole".

• 18 декабря 2013, 16:06

A series of spacewalks might be necessary to fix a breakdown in the equipment cooling system aboard the International Space Station, NASA said Friday.

• 14 декабря 2013, 22:08

A space module carrying China's first lunar rover is scheduled to land on the moon Saturday evening, state media said, in a huge step for the Asian superpower's ambitious space programme.

• 14 декабря 2013, 11:46

Russia has agreed with Kazakhstan to resume Proton-M rocket launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome.

• 12 декабря 2013, 18:00