Elon Musk says to attempt Starship launch in March

SpaceX, since last year, has been looking to launch its giant Starship into orbit for the first time.

6 February 2023

Japan's ispace launches world's first commercial moon lander

The M1 lander will deploy two robotic rovers, a two-wheeled, baseball-sized device from Japan's JAXA space agency.

12 December 2022

Compact galaxy's discovery shows Webb telescope's 'amazing' power

Webb looks at the universe mainly in the infrared, while Hubble has examined it primarily at optical and ultraviolet wavelengths.

15 April 2023

Russian Soyuz spacecraft docks at ISS to bring back stranded crew

The Poisk module is a docking module at the ISS.

27 February 2023

Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lands on moon in 'victory cry' of India

Chandrayaan means "moon vehicle" in Hindi and Sanskrit.

23 August 2023

SpaceX capsule splashes down

Crew-5 is remaining on ISS with two other Russians and a third American who shared a Soyuz flight to the ISS in September.

15 October 2022

After the moon, India launches rocket to study the sun

Pushed by Modi, India has privatised space launches and is looking to open the sector to foreign investment.

3 September 2023

Russia's first lunar mission in 47 years smashes into the moon

Russia has been racing against India, whose Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is scheduled to land on the moon's south pole this week.

21 August 2023