Tag: Space
Hello Curiosity, farewell Neil Armstrong: the year in space
Every year marks beginnings and endings, but when it comes to space exploration, 2012 ranks as a big year for both starts and stops....
Jumping spider that pioneered space travel dies in museum
The first jumping spider to travel to space as part of a YouTube competition has died four days after going on display in a...
Rogue planet without a sun spotted in interstellar space
In images, it doesn’t look like much: just a blue dot against the black of space. What’s exciting about this little planet is that...
Asteroids, alien life linked in new space telescope study
Asteroid belts similar to the one between Mars and Jupiter appear to be rare beyond our solar system, implying that complex alien life may...
‘First’ Pakistan astronaut wants to make peace in space
Once you've been to both poles, skydived over Mount Everest and set up your country's first consulate in Monaco, the question is: what next?
For...
Felix Baumgartner: first space jump attempt ‘a total disappointment’
Daredevil Felix Baumgartner cannot hide his disappointment after his first attempt at skydiving from the stratosphere was cancelled at the last moment due to...
Space exploration beneficial: SSUET
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET), in collaboration with Karachi University (KU), scheduled National Conference on Space Sciences on October 9.
The conference...
Teenager floats £30 camera into space to capture curvature of Earth
A teenager has floated a £30 camera he bought on eBay into space to capture amazing images of the Earth. They look like they...
Sally Ride, first US woman in space dead at 61
Sally Ride, the first American woman to journey into space, died on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her foundation announced. She...
Russian cargo ship fails to dock at ISS: NASA
The Russian cargo ship Progress has failed to successfully dock with the International Space Station (ISS) during tests designed to facilitate future dockings, the...
China to conduct automatic space docking: state media
China's space mission will conduct an automatic docking Monday, as the three astronauts on board prepare to perform the nation's first manual version of...
China sends its first woman astronaut into space
China on Saturday launched its most ambitious space mission to date, sending its first female astronaut into orbit and bidding to achieve the country’s...
China to send its first woman into space on Saturday
China has said it will send its first female astronaut into space on Saturday, when the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft blasts off from the Gobi desert...
Senators seek explanation on NATO’s use of Pakistani air space
The opposition senators on Friday sought explanation from the government over the statement of US Ambassador in Pakistan Cameron Munter that NATO was still...
Russian engineer jailed for 13 years for passing data to CIA
A Russian space engineer received a 13-year jail sentence Friday on charges of passing secret strategic missile data to the US Central Intelligence Agency...
Life possible on ‘large parts’ of Mars: study
Australian scientists who modelled conditions on Mars to examine how much of the red planet was habitable said Monday that "large regions" could sustain...
Russia sends astronauts back to space after mishaps
Russia on Monday successfully launched three astronauts for the International Space Station, boosting morale after accidents raised doubt about the reliability of its space...
