Science-&-Innovation
China launches ocean-observing satellite under closer Sino-EU space cooperation
Jiuquan, Oct 29 (Xinhua/UNB) -- China sent an ocean-observing satellite successfully into space on Monday, a joint mission pursued under close Sino-French space cooperation that will enable scientists to study, for the first time, ocean surface winds and waves simultaneously.
China's 1st private rocket fails after launch
Beijing, Oct 28 (AP/UNB) — The first attempt by a private Chinese company to send a rocket into space has failed.
NASA X-ray Space Telescope back online after brief shutdown
Cape Canaveral, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — One of NASA's space telescopes is back in business after a two-day shutdown.
US, Russia astronauts make emergency landing
Baikonur, Oct 11 (AP/UNB) — Two astronauts from the U.S. and Russia are making an emergency landing after a Russian booster rocket carrying them into orbit to the International Space Station has failed after launch.
Rocket carrying Argentinian satellite takes off successfully
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried an Argentinian Earth-observation satellite into space Sunday and for the first time landed a first-stage booster back at its California launch site.
3 scientists awarded chemistry Nobel Prize
Stockholm, Oct 3 (AP/UNB) — The Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to two researchers in the United States and one in Britain.
New electrics are stars of Paris auto show
Paris, Oct 2 (AP/UNB) — All-electric vehicles with zero emissions are among the stars of the Paris Motor Show — rubbing shoulders with the fossil-fuel burning SUVs that many car buyers love.
NASA's Mars Opportunity rover seen, but still not heard
Cape Canaveral, Sep 26 (AP/UNB) — NASA's Mars rover, Opportunity, has been seen, but still not heard.
Japanese supply ship heads to space station after delays
Tokyo, Sep 23 (AP/UNB)— An unmanned Japanese space capsule is headed to the International Space Station filled with cargo including food, experiments and new batteries.
SpaceX's 1st traveler is moonstruck Japanese fashion tycoon
Tokyo, Sep 19 (AP/UNB) — The Japanese billionaire who Tesla chief Elon Musk says plans to blast off on the first-ever private commercial space trip aboard the SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket often makes headlines in Japan. The SpaceX mission, set for takeoff in 2023, is just the latest exploit in tycoon Yusaku Maezawa's colorful and ambitious career: