space

NASA asteroid sample contains life-critical water and carbon

By Moises Avila with Issam Ahmed in Washington HOUSTON, Oct 11, 2023 (AFP) - A sample collected from the asteroid…

Virgin Galactic carries first Pakistani into space

WASHINGTON, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) - Adventurer Namira Salim became the first Pakistani to travel into space on Friday, riding…

US slaps TV provider with first-ever space debris fine

WASHINGTON, Oct 3, 2023 (AFP) - US authorities said they have issued a "breakthrough" first-ever fine over space debris, slapping…

Major asteroid sample brought to Earth in NASA first

  DUGWAY, United States, Sept 24, 2023 (AFP) - A seven-year space voyage came to its climactic end Sunday when…

Historic NASA asteroid mission set for perilous return

WASHINGTON, Sept 22, 2023 (AFP) - NASA's first mission to retrieve an asteroid sample and return it to US soil…

Hidden ocean the source of CO2 on Jupiter moon: research

PARIS, Sept 21, 2023 (AFP) - Carbon dioxide detected on Jupiter's moon Europa comes from the vast ocean beneath its…

From the Moon to the Sun: India launches next space mission

SRIHARIKOTA, India, Sept 2, 2023 (AFP) - The latest mission in India's ambitious space programme blasted off Saturday on a…

Japan postpones ‘Moon Sniper’ liftoff for third time

TOKYO, Aug 28, 2023 (AFP) - Japan's space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its…

India becomes first nation to land spacecraft near Moon’s south pole

BENGALURU, India, Aug 23, 2023 (AFP) - India on Wednesday became the first nation to land a craft near the…

India lunar spacecraft lands safely on Moon: space agency

BENGALURU, India, Aug 23, 2023 (AFP) - India's lunar spacecraft landed safely near the Moon's little-explored south pole on Wednesday,…

Bright flashes over Australia likely Russian rocket: space agency

https://youtu.be/PGDFGieOuGI   SYDNEY, Aug 8, 2023 (AFP) - Flashes of light seen across the sky over south-eastern Australia on Monday…

NASA back in touch with Voyager 2 after ‘interstellar shout’

WASHINGTON, Aug 4, 2023 (AFP) - NASA has succeeded in re-establishing full contact with Voyager 2 by using its highest-power…

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