Astronauts return from ‘mission to Mars’ after 520 days in isolation

One of the world's most gruelling isolation experiments is drawing to a close in Russia after…

China completes nation’s first space docking

China took a crucial step towards fulfilling its ambition to set up a manned space station…

China spacecraft launches on key mission

China launched an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday to carry out a key docking mission, taking its…

China to launch spacecraft on Tuesday: Xinhua

China said Monday it will launch an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday, taking its next step towards…

NASA ‘solves’ 2,000-year supernova mystery

New infrared observations from NASA telescopes have revealed how the first supernova ever recorded occurred and…

Prototype passenger spaceship poised for U.S. launch

A prototype passenger spaceship developed by privately owned Space Exploration Technologies arrived in Florida on Sunday…

German satellite re-enters Earth’s atmosphere

A German satellite the size of a car re-entered the Earth's atmosphere early Sunday, officials said,…

First Soyuz launch from French Guiana delayed

The launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket from French Guiana carrying the first two satellites in…

Iran failed with space monkey launch: report

Iran acknowledged as a failure Wednesday its attempt to send a live monkey into space last…

NASA-backed space taxi to fly in test next summer

A seven-seat space taxi backed by NASA to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station will…