Space News

JAXA Scientists Analyze Asteroid Rocks From Hayabusa Probe

Scientists have completed their initial analysis of asteroid samples from JAXA’s HAYABUSA-1 mission, which returned to earth in 2010 after seven years in space.

July 23, 2012

ISRO Scientists Discuss Mars, Venus Plans At Cospar 2012

ISRO scientists are working hard to launch a mission to Mars, and contemplating its plans for Venus.

July 23, 2012

Iranian Space Agency Invited By ISRO To Cospar Space Meet

Iran is the only country whose space agency is represented at a space exhibition taking place this week in Mysore, India.

July 18, 2012

Japan SELENE-2 Lunar Mission Planned For 2017

On the eve of the 43rd anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 launch which is on July 16, Japan announced on Sunday that it was planning a manned moon mission.

July 16, 2012

ISRO Chairman: Indian Mars Mission At Last Stage Of Approval

ISRO chairman K. Radhakrishnan announced on Saturday that the much-awaited Indian Mars mission is at the last stage of the approval by the government.

July 16, 2012

First Radio Waves Detected From Middleweight Black Hole HLX-1

Scientists have detected the first radio emissions from a ‘middleweight’ black hole, also the first of its kind to be discovered.

July 11, 2012

NASA Engineer Ravi Prakash Discusses 2012 Curiosity Mission To Mars

When NASA’s Curiosity rover touches down on Mars on August 6, an Indian engineer will be helping to maneuver its complex entry, descent, and landing on the Red Planet’s Gale Crater.

July 9, 2012

Shenzhou-9 Debrief: Mission Was A Full Success

During a media session on Friday, Wang Zhaoyao, director of China’s Manned Space Engineering Office, described the Shenzhou-9 mission as a full success.

July 2, 2012

Shenzhou-9 Spacecraft Returns To Earth, Lands In Mongolia

Opening a new chapter in world space history, China’s Shenzhou-9 spacecraft and its three crew members touched down safely in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region this morning.

June 29, 2012

Shenzhou-9 Undocks From Space Lab, Heads Back To Earth

Shenzhou-9 and its three-man crew separated from the Chinese orbiting laboratory, Tiangong-1, on Thursday, and will return to earth around 10 a.m. (Beijing time) on Friday.

June 28, 2012