Washington, United States (AFP) Jan 21, 2026 - A NASA astronaut who was stuck in space for nine months because of problems with her spacecraft has retired after 27 years of service, the space agency said Tuesday.
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 - A record number of tourists flocked to Japan in 2025, officials said Tuesday, despite a steep fall in Chinese visitors in December as a diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo rumbled on.
Dublin (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 - US tech boss Elon Musk has polled followers on his social network X about buying Ryanair, stoking a clash with the airline's boss Michael O'Leary over using the Starlink system onboard to use the internet.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 - China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp has carried out a static firing test of the first stage of its new Long March 12B reusable carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northw
Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 - Galactic Energy has carried out its sixth sea based mission of the Ceres 1 solid fuel launcher, adding four more spacecraft to the Tianqi commercial internet of things constellation. The lates
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 - Interstellar Technologies, a privately held Japanese space infrastructure company, has completed a Series F funding round totaling 20.1 billion JPY (approximately 129.7 million USD) through a third-
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 18, 2026 - Travelling can feel like an out-of-body and out-of-this-world experience. There are amazing opportunities to explore the world around you and learn about things you never thought possible.
Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Jan 17, 2026 - NASA on Saturday rolled out its towering SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft as it began preparations for its first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 - GPS has long been perceived as a finished system - dependable, standardized, and largely unchanged from the user's point of view. For most people, navigation simply works, and that reliability creates the illusion of stagnation.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 - GE Aerospace and Lockheed Martin have completed a series of engine tests that demonstrate the viability of a liquid fueled rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missile applications. The work ma
Washington, United States (AFP) Jan 15, 2026 - Four International Space Station crewmembers splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, NASA footage showed, after the first ever medical evacuation in the orbital lab's history.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 - Firefly Aerospace has announced a Block II configuration upgrade for its Alpha small launch vehicle, with qualification testing for the new second stage hardware now underway at the companys Rocket
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 - As lunar exploration intensifies, the cislunar space is experiencing increasing congestion. Traditional two body Keplerian elements, which have long been the standard for Earth orbiting objects, pro
Paris, France (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 - When fire breaks out in the low-gravity, high-stakes conditions inside spacecraft or space stations, it behaves very differently than back here on Earth.
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 - Going to the moon was one thing; going to Mars will be quite another. The distance alone is intimidating. While the moon is 238,855 miles away, the distance to Mars is between 33 million and 249 million miles.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 - In near weightless conditions aboard the International Space Station, viruses that infect bacteria continue to attack their hosts but follow an altered evolutionary trajectory compared to the same s
