Space station supplies launched, 2nd shipment in 2 days
A load of space station supplies rocketed into orbit from Virginia on Saturday, the second shipment in two days.
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Russia stages first Soyuz launch since accident
A Russian Soyuz rocket with a cargo vessel blasted off Friday in the first launch to the International Space Station (ISS) since a manned accident last month.
Cargo ship launch clears crewed mission to space station
A Russian Soyuz rocket sent a cargo ship on its way to the International Space Station on Friday, a successful launch that cleared the way for the next crew to travel to the space outpost.
SpaceX gets nod to put 12,000 satellites in orbit
SpaceX got the green light this week from US authorities to put a constellation of nearly 12,000 satellites into orbit in order to boost cheap, wireless internet access by the 2020s.
Poor weather delays US space cargo launch to Friday
Cloudy weather and rain pushed back until Friday the planned launch of a US cargo ship loaded with supplies for astronauts living at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday.
Space making the virtual a reality
What do astronauts, Pokémon, wildlife park rangers and surgeons all have in common?
Discovery of high geothermal heat at South Pole
Scientists have discovered an area near the South Pole where the base of the Antarctic Ice Sheet is melting unexpectedly quickly. Using radar to look through three km of ice, the team found that some of the ice – covering ...
Image: Mapping the night
Imaging Earth from space is a favourite pastime for astronauts on the International space Station. They can set their cameras to automatically snap photos while they work, but often make time to Earth-gaze and take photos ...
Next US astronaut on Russian rocket confident after mishaps
A U.S. astronaut said Friday she has no qualms about riding a Russian rocket next month despite back-to-back mishaps.
Image: The frozen wild Dnieper River
Curling snow drifts are magnified by the terrain around the 1,400 mile Dnieper River, flowing from Russia to the Black Sea.
