Jiuquan (XNA) Nov 11, 2016 - China launched a pulsar test satellite at 7:42 a.m. Thursday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellite was carried by a Long March-11 rocket and it was the 239
Beijing (XNA) Nov 11, 2016 - Chang'e-2, China's second lunar probe has been a huge success and is now the smallest man-made asteroid in the solar system, according to a leading scientist. The lunar probe, launched on Oct.
Lisbon (AFP) Nov 10, 2016 - They are under-represented in the industry and sometimes made to feel unwelcome in geek-infested workspaces, but women are making their voices heard at Europe's largest technology marketplace.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 09, 2016 - While the Bemis-Murcko approach to scaffold analysis has remained the go-to definition for computational medicinal chemistry for the past few decades, it is not without its shortcomings. New r
Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 09, 2016 - A forum covering aeronautics in the US, at the Mojave Air and Space Port, points to the development of hypersonic aviation. Following the grounding of the supersonic Concorde passenger aircraft in 2
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 08, 2016 - Two proven technologies have been combined to create a promising new technology that could meet future navigational challenges in deep space. It also may help demonstrate - for the first time - X-ra
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Nov 08, 2016 - Payload preparations for the December dual-passenger flight of Arianespace's heavy-lift Ariane 5 are moving into gear following JCSAT-15's arrival at the Spaceport in French Guiana. This Japanese sp
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 08, 2016 - A new imaging technique developed by scientists at MIT, Harvard University, and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) aims to illuminate cellular structures in deep tissue and other dense and opaque
Washington (XNA) Nov 08, 2016 - China's launch of its first heavy-lift rocket, the Long March-5, on Thursday reflects the country's greatest advancement in developing a new launcher family for both its un-crewed and crewed space
Beijing (XNA) Nov 08, 2016 - The components of another Long March-7 carrier rocket are being assembled and the rocket will be ready for the launch mission in February 2017, said Wang Xiaojun, chief commander of the Long March-7
Beijing (XNA) Nov 04, 2016 - Want to have a birthday party 140 kilometers above the ground, or dance weightlessly with your loved one? Just wait for a few years. These out-of-this-world experiences will be possible, according t
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 04, 2016 - For decades, NASA engineers have been key players in the design, fabrication and testing of the equipment that keeps astronauts safe in space - on Skylab, SpaceHab and the International Space Statio
Beijing (XNA) Nov 04, 2016 - Many nations have reached out to China, seeking to play a part in the country's future manned space station, a senior space industry official said Wednesday. We believe there is a wide range
Zhuhai (XNA) Nov 04, 2016 - China plans to launch Kuaizhou-1 solid-fuelled carrier rocket in December, a breakthrough in its commercial rocket launches. The news was announced Wednesday at the 11th China International Av
San Diego (UPI) Nov 4, 2016 - Orion is still a year away from its inaugural launch date, but NASA and the U.S. Navy are already practicing for the craft's recovery.
Wenchang (XNA) Nov 03, 2016 - China on Thursday launched its new heavy-lift carrier rocket Long March-5. The rocket, which looked much fatter than other rockets of Long March series, blasted off at 8:43 p.m. Beijing Time from
