NASA restores contact with Mars mini helicopter after communications problem
NASA has successfully re-established communication with the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars after concerns arose due to an unexpected communications outage.
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Japan achieves soft lunar landing, faces power challenge with Moon Sniper spacecraft
In a historic achievement, Japan joined the ranks of nations that have successfully achieved a soft lunar landing.
Space resources mining, Africa lags behind again
Africa has not yet made any notable strides in the area of space resources mining with lack of support and funding for space projects being one of the main causes of this.
Introducing a new era of exploration, NASA launches its massive Moon rocket
In an incredible display of light and sound, NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever made on a mission to the Moon on Wednesday, ushering in the launch of Artemis, the space agency's new flagship program.
All systems ready for Zimbabwe’s first satellite launch
Zimbabwe’s first-ever satellite – ZimSat-1 – will begin its historic journey into space at around 11.30am (CAT) on Sunday bringing closure to a project that was initiated in 2018.
China launches new environmental monitoring satellite
China on Thursday morning launched a new disaster preparedness, emergency management and environmental monitoring satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province.
Japan space rocket Epsilon fails to launch, ordered to self-destruct
Japan's space agency said it sent a self-destruct order to its Epsilon rocket after a failed launch on Wednesday because a problem prevented the vehicle from flying safely.
NASA spacecraft strikes asteroid in historical feat to stop damage of Earth
LAUREL, USA – Bullseye: A NASA spacecraft struck an asteroid seven million miles away on Monday to divert its orbit, successfully passing a historic test of humanity's ability to stop a celestial object from killing the life on Earth.
China approves phase 4 lunar probe mission
China's phase 4 lunar probe mission, consisting of Chang'e-6, -7 and -8, which will be carried out consecutively in 10 years, has received government approval and is proceeding smoothly, CNSA) said on Saturday.
Fuel leak forces NASA to halt launch of Artemis moon rocket again
NASA on Saturday halted a countdown and postponed a planned attempt to launch the first test flight of its giant next-generation rocket, the first mission to the agency's Moon-Mars-Artemis program for the second time in five days.