space

NASA scraps all-women space walk for lack of well-fitting suits

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US space agency NASA scrapped Monday a planned historic spacewalk by two women astronauts,…

NASA says taking sample from asteroid harder than expected

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- After two years crossing the solar system, the NASA space probe Osiris-Rex arrived last December…

NASA chief acknowledges more trouble with SLS rocket

by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US space agency NASA on Wednesday cast a shadow on the…

Scientists solve weighty matter of Milky Way mass

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Astronomers said Thursday they had accurately calculated the mass of the Milky Way for the first…

Israel’s first spacecraft to moon sends selfie

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- An Israeli spacecraft on its maiden mission to the moon has sent its first selfie back…

SpaceX Dragon capsule successfully docks with ISS

by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The demonstration mission of SpaceX's new Crew Dragon capsule…

Dragon capsule successfully separates from rocket: SpaceX

  CAPE CANAVERAL, United States (AFP) -- SpaceX's new Crew Dragon astronaut capsule was on its way to the International…

Canada ‘going to the Moon’: Trudeau

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada will join NASA's space mission to put an orbiter around the Moon in a few…

Touchdown: Japan probe Hayabusa2 lands on distant asteroid

by Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese probe sent to collect samples from an asteroid 300…

Israeli spacecraft aims to make history by landing on Moon

by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A rocket will take off from Cape Canaveral in…

Japan probe Hayabusa2 set for asteroid landing

by Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese probe is expected to land on a distant…

Israel’s first lunar mission to launch this week

TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) -- Israel is to launch its first moon mission this week, sending an unmanned spacecraft to…

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