http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Three Chinese astronauts Thursday entered a space module after carrying out a successful docking manoeuvre, state media said, two days after the launch of the country's longest manned space mission. http://phys.org/news290319288.html Space & Earth Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:18:26 EST news290319288 A Chinese spacecraft blasted off to begin the country's fifth and longest manned space mission, taking three astronauts to an orbiting space lab from where they will give science lessons to youngsters. http://phys.org/news290153629.html Space & Earth Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:13:56 EST news290153629 China was to launch its longest-ever manned space mission Tuesday, with its second woman astronaut among the crew, as it steps up its ambitious space programme, a symbol of the country's growing power. http://phys.org/news290147150.html Space & Earth Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:50:01 EST news290147150 (Phys.org)—Researchers at the Keck Institute for Space Studies have released a paper outlining a proposal to send an unmanned spacecraft into deep space to capture an asteroid and return it as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA) orbiting the moon. In putting together the paper, the team at Keck worked with several NASA agencies, universities and private groups with the aim of discerning the feasibility of such a project and then outlining how it might come about. http://phys.org/news276415557.html Space & Earth Thu, 03 Jan 2013 06:20:02 EST news276415557 China is aiming to launch its next manned space mission as early as June 2013, state media reported Saturday, as the country steps up its ambitious exploration programme. http://phys.org/news271776926.html Space & Earth Sat, 10 Nov 2012 13:35:33 EST news271776926 China on Saturday launched its most ambitious space mission to date, sending its first female astronaut into orbit and bidding to achieve the country's first manual space docking. http://phys.org/news259049045.html Space & Earth Sat, 16 Jun 2012 07:04:14 EST news259049045 China will launch a spacecraft this month to conduct its first manned space docking, state media said Saturday, the latest step in a plan aimed at giving the country a permanent space station by 2020. http://phys.org/news258440275.html Space & Earth Sat, 09 Jun 2012 06:02:21 EST news258440275 India will launch its first manned space mission in 2016 in a bid to match space pioneers such as Russia and the United States, a top official said Wednesday. http://phys.org/news183801094.html Space & Earth Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:52:19 EST news183801094