Russian state space corporation Roscosmos reported an air leak in its segment of the International Space Station (ISS). The leak was discovered during a regular checkup carried out by the crew. Roscosmos noted that the station …
SpaceX launched another quartet of astronauts to the International Space Station on Wednesday
That's just one year after DARPA plans to test out its own nuclear power prototypes
NASA astronauts, who were in close contact with Russian partners, began to experience difficulties after the imposition of anti-Russian sanctions, Spacenews writes. "The geopolitical sanctions that have been imposed on Russia and …
NASA has taken the opportunity of the International Day of Human Spaceflight on Tuesday to commemorate Yuri Gagarin’s role in space exploration. "Today is the International Day of Human Space Flight—marking Yuri …
The first moon mission under the Artemis program has yet to launch, but NASA is refocusing its long-term vision to embrace sending humans to Mars. “We’re going to learn to live and work in a hostile environment then …
India, Japan, Russia, and South Korea will also launch their respective moon missions in 2022
General Director of the Roscosmos space agency Dmitry Rogozin hopes that NASA administrator Bill Nelson will be able to visit Russia before the end of the year. "We eagerly await the visit of the NASA chief, senator Bill Nelson. …
Both China and the US view low earth orbit as the next theatre for international security
An asteroid, classified as "potentially dangerous" would approach Earth on May 27, NASA says on its website. According to the space agency, the massive space rock, dubbed 2021 JF1, is zooming through the galaxy at …
A "rainbow" pictured on Mars is simply a lens flare, NASA has revealed. The NASA Perseverance Mars Rover account tweeted a photo on Tuesday which appeared to show a rainbow on Mars. It was …
All oxygen on Earth may disappear in the next one billion years, potentially resulting in the death of all animals and plants on the planet, a new study published in Nature Geoscience reveals. According to the findings, the …
It probably won't be open to U.S. astronauts unless a 2011 law changes
Russia and China are to collaborate on the international lunar structure, which was thought up by China - the latest build in the space-race against America, The Sun informs. The purpose of the International Lunar Research Stations (ILRS), is to create a long-term robotic presence on the Moon by the start of the next decade, before eventually establishing a sustained human presence. An Order of the Government of the Russian Federation detailing the scheme was published on February 11, but the "date to sign the above mentioned MoU has not been determined yet and is currently discussed with the Chinese partners"
The Tianwen 1 rover is China’s first foray to the planet, and the country’s most ambitious deep-space mission yet, The Diplomat reports. A Chinese spacecraft went into orbit around Mars on Wednesday on an expedition to land a rover on the surface and scout for signs of ancient life, authorities announced in a landmark step in the country’s most ambitious deep-space mission yet
Italy is the latest country to sign an agreement to cooperate with NASA on the Artemis human lunar exploration program, although the details of Italy’s participation have yet to be worked out, Space News reports. In a Sept. …
On September 1, asteroid 2011 ES4 will make a close approach towards Earth and will be closer to our planet than the Moon. The estimated distance of the asteroid is 1.2 lakh km. To give you a perspective, Moon is 3.84 lakh km away as it orbits …
Three crew members on board the International Space Station will spend the weekend in the vessel’s Russian segment while they search for the source of a cabin air leak, NASA and Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Thursday, Reuters …
Dmitry Rogozin announced his intention to work with China
NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said he still expected support from Russia’s space corporation in its Artemis moon program. Bridenstine said that "the relationship between NASA and Roscosmos is solid” and …
