Boeing's troubled Starliner launches for ISS American aerospace giant Boeing has launched its Starliner capsule for the International Space Station in a critical uncrewed test flight that followed years of failures … Boeing • 20 May
Scientists grow plants in lunar soil Scientists have for the first time grown plants in lunar soil brought back by astronauts in the Apollo programme. Science and Technology • 13 May
NASA's Crew-3 astronauts splash down safely The four members of NASA's Crew-3 mission returned to Earth today after having spent six months on board the International Space Station (ISS). News Lens • 06 May
Webb telescope deploys sunshield in mission milestone The James Webb Space Telescope has fully deployed its tennis-court sized sunshield, a critical milestone for the success of its mission to study every phase … World • 05 Jan
Launch of NASA space telescope delayed until Christmas Liftoff of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, designed to peer farther than ever into the universe, has been delayed until Christmas Day at the earliest, … World • 22 Dec 21
NASA postpones spacewalk citing 'debris notification' A spacewalk planned for today to repair a faulty antenna on the International Space Station has been postponed indefinitely, NASA said, citing a "debris notification" … World • 30 Nov 21
NASA launches spacecraft to kick asteroid off course A NASA mission to deliberately smash a spacecraft into an asteroid - a test run should humanity ever need to stop a giant space rock … World • 24 Nov 21
NASA aims for uncrewed Moon missions next February NASA is aiming to launch its uncrewed lunar mission Artemis 1 in February next year, the space agency said, the first step in America's plan … World • 23 Oct 21
NASA's Mars rover collects first piece of rock NASA has confirmed that its Perseverance Mars rover succeeded in collecting its first rock sample for scientists to pore over when a future mission eventually … World • 07 Sep 21
Blue Origin sues NASA over SpaceX Moon contract Blue Origin, the space company owned by Jeff Bezos, is suing the US government over its decision to award a massive Moon exploration contract to … Business • 17 Aug 21
Module misfire leaves ISS briefly out of control - NASA The International Space Station was thrown briefly out of control yesterday when jet thrusters of a newly arrived Russian research module inadvertently fired a few … World • 30 Jul 21
NASA's rover begins hunt for ancient life on Mars NASA's Mars rover Perseverance is about to begin its historic hunt for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. News Lens • 22 Jul 21
Hubble Space Telescope back in business NASA's Hubble Space Telescope returned to full science operations this week and captured images of two unusual galaxies, NASA said. News Lens • 21 Jul 21
NASA's Juno spacecraft flies past Ganymede and Jupiter NASA's Juno spacecraft flew closer to Jupiter's ice-encrusted moon Ganymede than any spacecraft in more than two decades, less than a day later, Juno made … News Lens • 15 Jul 21
NASA craft on return after collecting asteroid samples A NASA spacecraft, which scientists believe has collected samples from an asteroid, has begun its two-year journey back to Earth. World • 11 May 21
NASA launches first controlled flight on another planet NASA has made history when the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully attempted the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. World • 19 Apr 21
NASA delays Mars helicopter flight for tech check NASA has delayed by at least several days the first flight of its mini-helicopter on Mars after a possible tech issue emerged while testing its … World • 11 Apr 21
Mars helicopter ready for first flight The helicopter that NASA has placed on Mars could make its first flight over the Red Planet within two days after a successful initial test … World • 10 Apr 21
NASA helicopter survives first night alone on Mars NASA's Ingenuity mini-helicopter has survived its first night alone on the frigid surface of Mars, the US space agency said, hailing it as "a major … World • 06 Apr 21
NASA's Mars helicopter to take flight in early April NASA is targeting early April for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet. News Lens • 24 Mar 21
Huge asteroid passes 'close' by Earth at 124,000km/hr The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year has made its closest approach, posing no threat of a cataclysmic collision but giving astronomers a … News Lens • 22 Mar 21
Large asteroid to pass 'close' by earth An asteroid some 900 metres in diameter will have what in astronomical terms is deemed a 'close encounter' with earth today. While it will pass … Asteroid • 21 Mar 21
NASA releases first audio from Mars, video of landing The US space agency NASA has released the first audio from Mars, a faint wind sound captured by the Perseverance rover. World • 23 Feb 21
NASA Perseverence Mars Rover sends new colour images NASA has released stunning new photographs from Perseverance, including one of the rover being gently lowered to the surface of Mars by a set of … World • 19 Feb 21
NASA test of mega Moon rocket engines cut short NASA conducted a test firing of the engines for its giant Space Launch System lunar rocket yesterday, but they shut down earlier than planned, the … World • 17 Jan 21
