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NASA announced another slip last week, citing concerns for both contractors such as the need to complete hardware testing and other factors.

NASA mulls buying new rides to space from Russia amid programme delays

The US space agency has since had to rely on Russia’s Roscosmos program to ferry astronauts to the orbital space station

16 Feb 2019 10:02 AM

This will bring the number of reactors being scrapped to 17 since the meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant eight years ago.s

Japan's Kyushu Electric to scrap aging nuclear reactor

Kyushu Electric will scrap the No.2 reactor at the Genkai plant, about 930 km (580 miles) west of Tokyo.

14 Feb 2019 11:10 AM

Opportunity stopped communicating with Earth after 15 years of service, officials said on Wednesday, ending a mission that astounded the US space agency.

NASA bids adieu to Mars rover Opportunity

The vehicle was built to drive six-tenths of a mile (1 km), but ended up covering 28 miles (45 km).

14 Feb 2019 11:09 AM

SpaceX uses its Falcon 9 rocket, at the top of which is fixed a Dragon capsule specially designed to accommodate astronauts. This capsule is meant to take astronauts to the International Space Station.

US: SpaceX no-load test is delayed

NASA has made SpaceX and Boeing responsible for transporting astronauts starting this year.

07 Feb 2019 12:18 PM

The centre will also pursue activities for sustained human space flight missions. Gaganyaan is being designed to carry three people into the orbit. (Photo: Twitter | @isro)

ISRO opens its first Human Space Flight Centre

The HSFC shall be responsible for implementation of Gaganyaan Project which involves end-to-end mission planning.

05 Feb 2019 12:17 PM

Telesat, backed by Loral Space & Communications Inc, said in October that it conducted the first-ever live test of in-flight broadband via a satellite in low-Earth orbit.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin signs launch deal with Canada's Telesat

Blue Origin’s rocket will propel some undisclosed portion of the constellation into orbit over a number of launches.

01 Feb 2019 2:18 PM

A tiny perforation had been found in one of the upper stage’s pipes and that the damage had possibly been caused during transportation. (representational Image: OneWeb)

Defect found on Russian rocket ahead of US OneWeb launch

The Russian Soyuz is scheduled to blast off from Guiana Space Centre carrying the first satellites into space for OneWeb.

31 Jan 2019 3:15 PM

Humanity’s two simultaneous existential threats of nuclear war and climate change were exacerbated during the past year. (Photo: Pixabay)

Nuclear, climate threats keep Doomsday Clock close to apocalypse

The Doomsday Clock, created by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists as an indicator of the world’s susceptibility to apocalypse.

27 Jan 2019 12:57 PM

The 1.2Kg Kalamsat v2 was prepared in 6 days, and was under development since the last 6 years. The team of students at Space Kidz India were headed by Srimathy Kesan.

ISRO puts world’s lightest satellite into orbit, made by Indian students

Kalamsat v2 is the world’s lightest satellite made by Indian students, and weighs just 1.2Kgs.

25 Jan 2019 12:21 PM

The PSLV with two strap-on configuration has been identified for this mission and the configuration is designated as PSLV-DL.

Countdown to ISRO launch of PSLV-C44 today

The launch at 11:37 pm is said to be unique as PSLV-C44 fourth stage will be re-used automatically to launch Kalamsat payload.

24 Jan 2019 10:33 AM

Found underground in cracks in soil, sand and rock, groundwater is the largest useable source of freshwater on the planet and more than two billion people rely on it to drink or irrigate crops.

Scientists warn of climate 'time bomb'

Extreme weather events made worse by our heating planet could have another long-lasting impact.

23 Jan 2019 1:08 PM

The rocket will be carrying several science experiments for NASA. The small rocket crossed the frontier of space last year, which is internationally agreed to be 62 miles (100 kilometers) above Earth, known as the Karman Line.

Blue Origin to make 10th flight test of space tourist rocket

The liftoff is scheduled for 8:50 am Central time (1450 GMT) from a Texas launchpad.

23 Jan 2019 10:17 AM

Although it is a total eclipse, the moon will never go completely dark but rather take on a coppery red glow. (Photo: Pixabay)

Bitter cold cancels some lunar eclipse festivities

Star gazers from Los Angeles to New York had planned to gather at parks and observatories to keep their eyes on the sky.

21 Jan 2019 11:19 AM

The US is looking at putting a layer of sensors in space to more quickly detect enemy missiles when they are launched.

Trump administration to roll out new missile defense plan

The new review concludes that in order to adequately protect America, the Pentagon must expand defence technologies in space.

20 Jan 2019 12:27 PM

The company conducted testing in Kodiak throughout 2018.

Space company plans satellite launch from Alaska spaceport

The company based in Tucson, Arizona, aims to conduct a launch of its vehicle at the Alaska spaceport.

20 Jan 2019 12:17 PM

Strengthen the spine in case of slipped disc

According to researches, nearly 80% of the population suffer from low back pain once during their lifetime.

20 Jan 2019 12:31 AM

A calculation of the mass of the rings based on gravitational measurements of the planet collected by Cassini indicated they formed between 100 million and 10 million years ago in roughly the final 2 per cent of Saturn’s current age.

Lord of the rings: Saturn's halo may be relatively recent trait

Findings say that the rings developed soon after Saturn formed about 4.5 billion years ago.

19 Jan 2019 11:07 AM

As many as 2.8bln people may see the eclipse from the Western Hemisphere, Europe, West Africa and northernmost Russia.

Show of the month: Super Blood Wolf Moon ahead

The total eclipse, which will begin minutes before midnight on the East Coast (0500 GMT).

19 Jan 2019 11:06 AM

The issue with the Angara A5 was brought to attention by scientists at rocket engine manufacturer Energomash in a paper ahead of a space conference later this month.

Russian scientists find defect in new heavy lift space rocket engine

The Angara A5, which was test-launched in 2014, is being developed to replace the Proton M as Russia’s heavy lift rocket.

19 Jan 2019 11:05 AM

The proposal came out of the European strategy for particle physics. (Photo: CERN)

Mega tube under Geneva enters race to succeed CERN collider

The existing collider, which started up in 2008, smashes protons together in a 27-km circuit beneath the Swiss-French border.

17 Jan 2019 12:27 PM

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