China makes historic landing on far side of the moon
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, a landmark mission which aims...
Jun 02, 2024
Boeing's Starliner capsule set for launch of first crewed space flight
By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Boeing's new Starliner astronaut capsule is poised for ...
Jun 01, 2024
Japanese billionaire Maezawa 'dearMoon' mission cancels moon flyby
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa cancelled his "dearMoon" mission, which the project said was ...
Jun 01, 2024
Earliest-known galaxy, spotted by Webb telescope, is a beacon to cosmic dawn
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the earliest-known galaxy, one that is su...
May 31, 2024
Humble fern from New Caledonia boasts world's largest genome
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - You thought the living organism with ;/"he largest genome might be the blue whale, an African...
May 31, 2024
South Korea plans Mars landing in 2045 as it launches first space agency
By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea plans to make a Mars landing by 2045 and spend 100 trillion won ($72.6 billion) unt...
May 30, 2024
Indian space startup Agnikul launches country's second privately built rocket
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's Agnikul Cosmos launched its Agnibaan rocket for the first time on Thursday, powered by the only...
May 30, 2024
NASA's Lucy spacecraft unlocks asteroid Dinkinesh's dynamic history
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A little asteroid called Dinkinesh - visited last November by NASA's Lucy spacecraft - ...
May 29, 2024
China's Galactic Energy launches rocket carrying satellites, state media reports
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese company Galactic Energy successfully launched its Ceres-1 rocket carrying satellites into orbit o...
May 29, 2024
Italy's Vega-C rocket a step closer to returning to flight after successful engine test
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Vega-C rocket is closer to flying again after a successful test of its engines carried out at the en...
May 28, 2024