Space

NASA astronauts set for last spacewalk of 2015 outside ISS

Two astronauts are set for a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) on either Monday or Tuesday.

Dec 20, 2015

Full Moon Christmas 2015: Watch Santa Claus and his reindeer flying past the moon

Here's your chance to watch Santa on his sleigh flying down the North Pole.

Dec 19, 2015

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket test stalled; launch date remains uncomfirmed

Falcon 9, this time, has been upgraded with a larger rocket booster with more space to carry more fuel.

Dec 17, 2015

ISRO launches six Singaporean satellites with PSLV core alone rocket variant

India was testing a multiple burn fuel stage/rocket engine for the first time.

Dec 16, 2015

Tim Peake: British astronaut welcomed aboard ISS

Astronaut Tim Peake became the first British national to reach the International Space Station (ISS) on 15 December

Dec 16, 2015

Tim Peake: Watch British astronaut blast off to the ISS

Dec 15, 2015

ISRO begins countdown for launching six Singaporean satellites

The successful launch of the six satellites will take ISRO's total flights of foreign satellites to 57.

Dec 14, 2015

Russian defence satellite 'lost' after failing to separate from carrier rocket

This was the second launch of the Soyuz-2.1B three-stage carrier rocket.

Dec 8, 2015

Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft launch to supply ISS a success

The launch had been delayed due to bad weather conditions.

Dec 7, 2015

ISRO's positioning system to be 'replacement GPS' for the public: Official

It will also aid in navigation and monitoring of fleet (trucks and ships) movement.

Dec 6, 2015

Launch of Orbital's cargo ship Cygnus delayed further

Cygnus is scheduled to fly on 5:10 pm ET on Saturday, 5 December.

Dec 5, 2015

Orbital ATK delays launch of Cygnus due to bad weather

The launch is now scheduled for 5:33 p.m. local time (2233 GMT) on Friday.

Dec 4, 2015

SpaceX may go for land-based rocket landing in December itself

Last June, SpaceX encountered a disaster when its Falcon 9 rocket disintegrated during launch.

Dec 3, 2015

U.S. bill now allows companies to own what they mine in space

The Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act was signed by President Barack Obama last week.

Dec 2, 2015

European satellite to detect ripples across space and time

The European-built spacecraft, known as LISA Pathfinder, is expected to break ground in the search for the ripples.