The United States has threatened action that could disrupt a French-led satellite maker’s supply chain, spurred by suspicion that it illegally used U.S. know-how or parts in spacecraft... Read more
Despite a spate of Russian space accidents last year, NASA remains confident in its partner’s ability to fly crew and cargo to the International Space Station, the program manager said... Read more
NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has found 11 new planetary systems, including one with five planets all orbiting closer to their parent star than Mercury circles the Sun,... Read more
Aircraft-style black boxes could be installed in new drivers’ cars to help cut insurance premiums and reduce accidents in Northern Ireland, the DoE has claimed. DoE minister Alex Attwo... Read more
Virgin America has named one of its airplanes “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish” in honor of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, reports MacRumors. Jobs saw the phrase in the Whole Earth Catal... Read more
With space shuttle Atlantis’ 25-year spaceflight career now in the history books, its next mission — to inform and inspire generations of visitors to the Kennedy Space Center Vis... Read more
The United States will join with Europe and other nations to hammer out a code of conduct for space activities, including how to deal with the growing problem of debris circling Earth, the O... Read more
Pieces of a failed Russian Mars probe plummeted into the Pacific Ocean far off the Chilean coast Sunday, Russian news agencies cited a military official as saying. Debris from the Phobos-Gru... Read more
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has unveiled plans for a £659 million (US$1 billion) airport city at Manchester Airport – the first of its kind in the UK. The 150-acre regeneratio... Read more
While long anticipated in both science and science fiction, the existence of a circumbinary planet — a planet orbiting two stars — like “Tatooine” portrayed in the fi... Read more
