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China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030 as new space race accelerates

Chinese authorities have revealed plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030 – another advance in what is increasingly seen as a new...

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six-month mission

Three Chinese astronauts have landed back on Earth after spending six months working to complete construction of the Tiangong station, state TV has reported. A...

Three scientists share Nobel Prize for Physics

Three scientists have jointly won this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on quantum information science that has significant applications, including in...

Nobel Prize for scientist who unlocked secrets of Neanderthal DNA

This year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Swedish scientist Svante Paabo for his discoveries on human evolution. Mr Paabo, 67,...

European ‘star survey’ reveals celestial treasure trove

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a trove of data on almost two billion stars in the Milky Way, collected by its Gaia...

Police probe collection of stuffed wild animals including endangered species

Spain’s Civil Guard says it is investigating a businessman in the eastern Valencia region who owned a private taxidermy collection with more than 1,000...

Future of International Space Station in the balance, says Russian official

Russia’s top space official says the future of the International Space Station hangs in the balance after the US, the EU and Canadian space...

SpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellites from California

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Friday and carried 50 more satellites into orbit for the Starlink internet constellation. A SpaceX...

Monkeys missing after lab transport truck crashes

Several monkeys are missing after a truck carrying about 100 of the creatures to a laboratory was involved in a crash Friday in Pennsylvania. Authorities...

Dart spacecraft blasts off on mission to knock asteroid off course

Humanity’s longest game of darts has begun with the successful launch of a craft blasted into space to nudge an asteroid off course. Nasa’s double...

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