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China on Thursday successfully completed a lander test in northern Hebei province ahead of an unmanned exploration mission to Mars next year. (Photo: AP)

China completes lander test for first mars mission in 2020

China has developed the powerful Long March 5 rocket to transport the probe to Mars in 2020.

14 Nov 2019 10:13 AM GMT

Scientists believe that asteroids and comets crashing into early Earth delivered organic compounds and water that seeded the planet for life. (Photo: NASA)

Japanese space probe touches down on asteroid to collect samples

It is the second Japanese spacecraft to land on an asteroid after Hayabusa touched down on Itokawa in 2005.

22 Feb 2019 4:07 AM GMT

The unmanned robotic lander dubbed Beresheet - Hebrew for the biblical phrase in the beginning - soared into space from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at about 8:45 p.m. EST (0145 GMT Friday) atop the 23-story-tall rocket. (Photo: AP)

Israel's first lunar lander launched from SpaceX rocket

Beresheet, about the size of a dishwashing machine, was one of three payloads carried aloft by the Falcon 9.

22 Feb 2019 4:03 AM GMT

The Indian mission to the Moon would see a landing by the space shuttle in the southern pole since it is the part of the lunar surface that has not been explored by any other country as yet. The landing zone will also give ISRO an opportunity to name the area or site, putting India into the history of space exploration.

India ready for mission to the Moon on July 9, 2019

The mission will make India the fourth country in the world to land a spacecraft on the Moon.

2 May 2019 4:21 AM GMT

Former ISRO Director D Sasikumar on Saturday said that the communication loss with Vikram lander may not have been due to crash-landing. (Photo: ANI)

'Vikram' hasn't crashed, communication still on: Ex-ISRO Director

The Vikram lander was planned to land on the far side of the moon between 1:30 am to 2:30 am on the intervening night of...

7 Sep 2019 3:44 AM GMT

According to ISRO, by firing Chandrayaan-2 on-board motors, the space craft will be moved into the lunar orbit. (Photo: PTI)

After final manoeuvre, Chandrayaan-2 set for lander separation

Vikram (with rover 'Pragyan' housed inside) is expected to touch down on lunar surface on Sep 7, between 1.30 am and...

2 Sep 2019 3:07 AM GMT

This image made available by NASA shows the planet Mars. This composite photo was created from over 100 images of Mars taken by Viking Orbiters in the 1970s. The attraction is sure to grow on Monday, November 26 with the arrival of a NASA lander named InSight. (NASA via AP, File)

NASA's InSight lander 'hears' wind on Mars

Two sensors picked up the vibrations: an air pressure sensor inside the lander and a seismometer on the lander's deck

8 Dec 2018 5:12 AM GMT

Japan space agency scientists and engineers are thrilled by the images being sent to Earth by two jumping robotic rovers that they dropped onto an asteroid about 280 million kilometers (170 million miles) away. (Photo: AP)

The asteriod is rocky: Japanese space rovers

Photos from Japanese space rovers show asteroid is rocky.

29 Sep 2018 4:34 AM GMT