Boston MA (SPX) May 31, 2018 - Humans can accurately sense the position, speed and torque of their limbs, even with their eyes shut. This sense, known as proprioception, allows humans to precisely control their body movements. De
Moscow (Sputnik) May 31, 2018 - The Russian federal space program might face cuts as the Roscosmos state corporation is likely to suffer funding shortages amounting to 150 billion rubles (almost $2.4 billion) in the next three yea
Singapore (SPX) May 31, 2018 - Homegrown rocket company, Gilmour Space Technologies, has completed a longer duration test-fire of its proprietary hybrid rocket engine, bringing it one step closer to launching Australia and Singap
Moscow (Sputnik) May 30, 2018 - Beijing is open to other UN nations using the Chinese space station on an equal basis, Shi Zhongjun, China's ambassador to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, said Mo
Washington DC (SPX) May 29, 2018 - NASA's melted camera has become a social media thing. As with many photos that spread like wildfire on the Internet, only part of the camera's story has been exposed so far. Here is the rest of it
Beijing (XNA) May 29, 2018 - China has developed and tested a wireless measuring system for rockets, the Science and Technology Daily reported on Monday. Developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT),
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 28, 2018 - NASA has selected 304 proposals from U.S. small businesses to advance research and technology in Phase I of its 2018 SmallBusinessInnovationResearch (SBIR) program and 44 proposals for the Small Bus
Beijing (XNA) May 28, 2018 - China has successfully tested its new space program's reentry and descent technology, which makes landing heavier spacecraft possible. Current spacecraft landing methods such as parachute and
Moscow (Sputnik) May 27, 2018 - A historical record sent into outer space as a universal greeting card from humanity to alien life may in fact baffle any visitors and unintentionally create a hilarious image of humans. If the alie
Moscow (AFP) May 26, 2018 - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday spoke to astronauts on board the ISS via a live video link from the Kremlin.
Houston TX (SPX) May 25, 2018 - The Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo ship was bolted into place on the International Space Station's Earth-facing port of the Unity module at 8:13 a.m. EDT. The spacecraft will spend about seven weeks attac
Washington DC (SPX) May 25, 2018 - The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Thursday's signing of Space Policy Directive-2 by President Donald Trump: NASA is pleased with the White House's contin
Raleigh NC (SPX) May 25, 2018 - Researchers have developed new technology for decoding neuromuscular signals to control powered, prosthetic wrists and hands. The work relies on computer models that closely mimic the behavior of th
Moscow (Sputnik) May 25, 2018 - The new system works by extracting carbon dioxide from the air inside a space station or spacecraft and processing it into methane and water. The Research and Design Institute of Chemical Engi
Redmond WA (SPX) May 25, 2018 - Maneuvering thrusters supplied by Aerojet Rocketdyne guided Orbital ATK's Cygnus cargo spacecraft to its ninth successful berthing to the International Space Station May 24. The Cygnus arrived three
Swansea UK (SPX) May 25, 2018 - Nanoparticles derived from tea leaves inhibit the growth of lung cancer cells, destroying up to 80% of them, new research by a joint Swansea University and Indian team has shown. The team made
