space news

• U.S. announces ban on anti-satellite missile tests

  It is a move that White House officials say is meant to underscore its hopes of establishing new norms for military action in space.

  World

  Apr 18
  
• Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six-month space mission

  Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after six months aboard their country's newest orbital station in the longest crewed mission for China's space program.

  World

  Apr 16
  
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• ISS temporarily thrown out of control after Russian module misfires, NASA says

  Flight teams on the ground managed to restore the space station's orientation by activating thrusters on another module of the orbiting platform, NASA officials said.

  Science

  Jul 29, 2021
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• Canada wants to put a rover on the moon in the next 5 years

  In December the government signed an deal with the U.S. to send a Canadian astronaut around the moon as part of an effort to establish a new space station above the lunar surface.

  Canada

  May 26, 2021
• 5 cool space apps that put the universe in your hands

  From monitoring the sun in near real-time to wandering around Mars, the following are just some of the cool space apps on the market.

  Science

  Jun 12, 2013
• Watch: NASA releases beautiful video of Mercury

  Thousands of images were taken by NASA's MESSENGER (MEcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) spacecraft which scientists then compiled, creating a beautiful mosaic of the rotation of the planet.

  Science

  Jun 12, 2013