Science
Modi hails India as military space power after anti-satellite missile test
India would be the fourth country to have used such an anti-satellite weapon after the US, China and Russia.
Chinese rocket startup fails to put satellite into orbit
OneSpace’s rocket was carrying the Lingque-1B earth-observing satellite developed by Beijing-based ZeroG Lab.
Key US lawmaker objects to Trump 'Space Force' plan
Trump signed a directive in February to start the process of creating a new branch of the military dedicated to handling threats in space.
Trump administration calls for putting Americans back on moon by 2024
The drive to reach the moon reflects President Donald Trump’s desire to champion a bold new national objective.
Lack of well fitting suits makes NASA scrap all-women spacewalk
The US space agency NASA scrapped on Monday a planned historic spacewalk by two women astronauts, citing a lack of available spacesuits.
Russian space rocket lifts off with October rocket failure astronauts
For Ovchinin and Hague, it is the first flight since an emergency landing two minutes after they blasted off in October.
Space station crew confident on eve of first launch since rocket failure
Ovchinin said a small fault had been discovered in their Soyuz-FG launch vehicle on Tuesday, but had been fixed.
Experts call for halt to gene editing that results in designer babies
Gene editing of human eggs, sperm or embryos would result in genetically-altered babies.
Gene-edited food quietly arrives in restaurant cooking oil
The Minnesota-based company is hoping the announcement will encourage the food industry’s interest in the oil.
Toyota to build Japan’s next moon rover
The carmaker will help build a pressurized self-driving rover that will land on the lunar surface in 2029.