Space News

China’s Unmanned Moon Mission To Bring Back Lunar Soil To Earth

The third phase of China’s unmanned lunar exploration program promises to be a challenging one – it envisages returning two kilograms of lunar soil samples to earth for analysis.

March 21, 2012

Astronomers Discover Galaxy That Resembles An Emerald-Cut Diamond

An international team of astronomers has discovered a rare square galaxy, called LEDA 074886, which has a striking resemblance to an emerald cut diamond.

March 20, 2012

Indian Mars Mission Receives Ten-Fold Budget Increase To Rs. 125 Crores

India’s mission to Mars received a major boost on Friday during the Union Budget announcement, with the budgetary allocation rocketing more than ten-fold to Rs. 125 crores (US$24.9 million).

March 19, 2012

North Korea To Launch Kwangmyongsong-3 Satellite In April

North Korea is set to launch a working satellite in April, said the Korean Committee for Space Technology in a statement on Friday.

March 19, 2012

Australia And Korea Team Up To Form 8,000 Km Gigantic Telescope

Australian and Korean radio telescopes have been linked for the first time, forming a system that acts as a telescope 8,000 km across both countries.

March 19, 2012

Traveling Through Space At Warp Speed May Kill You, Scientists Say

Long distance space travel could create the ultimate ‘killer entrance,’ devastating your destination and anything around the arriving spacecraft, say University of Sydney researchers.

March 14, 2012

OPINION: Can We Colonize The Moon?

Prof. Leonhard Bernold at the University of New South Wales discusses whether we have the technological know-how to colonize the moon.

March 8, 2012

Chang’e-3: China To Launch First Moon Rover In 2013

China’s next spacecraft to the moon, Chang’e-3, which is provisionally slated for launch in 2013, will execute a soft landing on the lunar surface.

March 7, 2012

Mars Society India Launched Today In Collaboration With Nehru Center

The Indian chapter of the Mars Society was launched today in Mumbai in collaboration with the Nehru Center and students of IIT-Mumbai.

March 2, 2012

PM Manmohan Singh Discusses R&D Roadmap For India

In an interview published today in the journal Science, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh describes his plans for the country’s R&D sector over the next 5 to 10 years.

February 24, 2012