Astronauts complete spacewalk to swap space station’s batteries
Two American astronauts have taken a spacewalk to replace ageing batteries on the International Space Station.
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Russian-US crew arrives at International Space Station
A Russian-American crew has arrived at the International Space Station, five months after a botched launch led to an emergency landing for two of the three astronauts.
Nasa’s new rocket will not be ready for moon mission next year
Nasa’s massive new rocket will not be ready for a moon shot next year, the space agency’s top official has told the US Congress.
Rocks may be preventing Mars InSight lander from digging, says Nasa
Nasa’s InSight lander on Mars is no longer drilling into the surface of the planet as intended amid fears that rocks or gravel are blocking its instruments, the American space agency has said.
North-east stargazer snaps SpaceX Dragon streaking across sky
A north-east stargazer had an early start to snap a space capsule.
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft blasts off into space
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft took off on Saturday morning, marking the first major step towards US ambitions to resume sending astronauts into space on its own spacecraft on American soil.
Mars lander starts digging on red planet
Nasa’s newest Mars lander has started digging into the red planet, but hit a few snags, scientists said.
SpaceX prepares to launch Crew Dragon spacecraft for the first time
SpaceX is set to carry out the first test of its Crew Dragon spacecraft with Nasa on Saturday morning, as the US looks to launch astronauts from its own rockets and spacecraft on American soil for the first time since 2011.
‘Godspeed, Oppy’: Emotional tributes as Mars Opportunity rover pronounced dead
Emotions were running high on social media as the universe waved goodbye to Nasa’s Opportunity rover after 15 years on the surface of Mars.
Nasa bids farewell to record-setting Mars rover
A Mars rover that was designed to carry out research for 90 days but went on to operate for almost 15 years has officially been declared dead by US space agency Nasa.
Nasa makes one last bid to contact silent Mars rover
Nasa is trying one last time to contact its record-setting Mars rover Opportunity, before calling it quits.
Nasa’s faraway space snowman has flat, not round, behind
The faraway space snowman visited by Nasa last month has a surprisingly flat — not round — behind.
Capsule to carry US astronauts to be tested in March
Nasa and SpaceX are now aiming for a March debut of the first commercial crew capsule.
Former astronaut to visit Aberdeen Science Centre
A former astronaut is swapping the International Space Station for the Granite City.
Faraway ‘space snowman’ is pitted and has bright ‘collar’
The “space snowman” visited by Nasa on New Year’s Day is pitted all over and has a bright “collar” between its two fused spheres.
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin shoots Nasa experiments into space on test flight
Jeff Bezos’s rocket company Blue Origin has launched Nasa experiments into space on a brief test flight.
Saturn existed for billions of years before getting its rings, study says
Saturn may have flown solo for billions of years, almost its entire existence, before getting its stunning set of rings, a new study suggests.
China exchanged data with Nasa on mission to far side of moon
China exchanged data with Nasa on its recent mission to land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon, the Chinese space agency has said.
Everything you need to know about Nasa’s New Horizons mission
The New Horizons spacecraft has finally flown by Ultima Thule, sending a snowman-shaped image back to Earth as well as crucial science data.
First high-resolution images of snowman-shaped Ultima Thule released by Nasa
The first high-resolution images of a 21-mile tall snowman-shaped object that lies one billion miles beyond Pluto have been released by Nasa.
Dutch astronaut accidentally called 911 from space
Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers has admitted he accidentally called American emergency services from orbit during his time aboard the International Space Station.
Nasa reaches New Horizons with fly-by of icy world four billion miles away
Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft has survived humanity’s most distant exploration of another world.
Queen’s Brian May joins Nasa mission for New Year
Brian May is seeing in 2019 by unveiling his new single at Nasa’s headquarters.
Nasa spacecraft hurtles towards tiny, icy world beyond Pluto
A tiny, icy world a billion miles beyond Pluto is getting a New Year’s Day visitor.
2018’s notable moments in space exploration
Mankind’s curiosity to see what lies beyond planet Earth progressed further in 2018, with a number of successful missions and test flights that could see ordinary folk blast off on rockets within a few years.
Hole ‘was drilled from inside space station capsule’
A Russian cosmonaut who explored a mysterious hole in a capsule docked to the International Space Station has said the opening was drilled from inside the spacecraft.
Mars lander puts quake monitor on planet’s red surface
Nasa’s new Mars lander has placed a quake monitor on the planet’s dusty red surface.
Brian May’s new single to have first play at Nasa
Brian May’s new single will premiere at Nasa.
Nasa craft shows tiny asteroid studded with boulders
Nasa’s first look at a tiny asteroid shows the space rock is more moist and studded with boulders than originally thought.
NASA to revisit Aberdeen for educational project
Representatives from a space agency are to jet into Aberdeen again next year.