Korea’s next-generation space rocket project off to bumpy start
The bidding for the KSLV-III was projected to be a showdown between Hanwha Aerospace and Korea Aerospace Industries. However, the tension diffused when KAI unexpectedly announced…
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Chinese astronomers calculate mass of Andromeda Galaxy with new precision
With a distance of about 2.5 million light-years from the Earth, the Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way.
Image shows JAXA’s SLIM Lunar Probe achieved high-precision Moon landing
The small robot, SORA-Q — which was jointly developed by JAXA, toymaker Tomy Co., Sony Group Corp. and Doshisha University — had separated from the lunar probe just before…
Japan becomes 5th country to successfully land Lunar probe on Moon
More than half a century has passed since humankind embarked on lunar exploration, and interest in the moon is once again on the rise.
PM asks scientists to set up Indian space station by 2035
Modi called for the same during a meeting to assess the progress of India’s Gaganyaan Mission and to outline the future of India’s space exploration endeavours.
China launches rocket to send multirole satellite into orbit
The satellite is tasked with surveying atmospheric, marine and space environments, providing data to support disaster prevention and mitigation efforts, and carrying out…
Shenzhou XV crew lands in Inner Mongolia
The crew members told ground controllers in Beijing via radio that they had safely landed and were "feeling pretty good".
Military identifies North Korean projectile fuselage, salvage underway
It is reported that the satellite, engine and fuel tanks of the Chollima-1 rocket crashed except for the first stage propulsion engine.
Japan Space Firm’s Lunar lander enters orbit around moon
With touchdown scheduled for the end of April, the space company’s lander would become the world’s first private sector lunar module to land on the moon.
Building block of life found in Ryugu asteroid sample
The team found uracil, one of the four building blocks of RNA, which is used by cells to communicate genetic information. They also found nicotinic acid, known as vitamin B3 or…