world news NASA develops plan to send robot bees to Mars Scientists say Marsbees will be the size of bumblebees but with cicada-sized wings. 02/04/2018
Kazakhstan US-Russian crew returns from space station NASA's Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei and Russia's Alexander Misurkin spent 168 days aboard the ISS. 28/02/2018
USA Trump administration plans to privatize ISS: r “It is possible that industry could continue to operate certain elements or capabilities of the ISS as part of a future commercial platform,” an internal NASA document states. 12/02/2018
world news Rocket fuel inventor dies aged 107 The developer of a space fuel based on liquid hydrogen which made moon flights possible, Barys Kit, has died at the age of 107. The Belarusian-American rocket scientist was one of the world’s oldest men 03/02/2018
USA New study reveals water more plentiful on Mars than previously thought Astronauts visiting the Red Planet would just need a ‘bucket and shovel to have all the water they need’, say experts. 12/01/2018
USA John Young, US astronaut and space shuttle commander, dies He was the only astronaut to fly with three different NASA programs, in a career spanning 42 years. 07/01/2018
world news Ozone layer recovering thanks to chemical ban, NASA confirms Scientists have credited the Montreal Protocol with bringing about the recovery of the protective layer 05/01/2018
USA First alien star system with as many planets as our own discovered A joint effort between NASA scientists and Google artificial intelligence specialist has led to the discovery of a star system with as many worlds as our own. 15/12/2017
world news Shift in US space policy? Trump promises trip to moon and Mars Marking the 45th anniversary of the last Apollo mission, President Trump has pledged to reboot the country's space exploration program 13/12/2017
space NASA fires Voyager 1’s thrusters for first time in 37 years Scientists were amazed the thrusters worked having been out of action since 1980. 03/12/2017
Italy Watch: Italian astronaut Paolo shares a pizza home with ISS crew Pizza was sent to the International Space Station after Nespoli said how much he was missing Italy’s most famous export. 03/12/2017
USA NASA launches a new powerful weather forecasting and hurricane tracking satellite A rocket has launched off the Californian coast, carrying a new weather satellite that will orbit the Earth's poles, improving forecasting and hurricane tracking. 18/11/2017
world news Watch: What has Earth looked like for the past 20 years? NASA released a 20-year time-lapse of Earth, showing how our planet has changed 17/11/2017
Sci-tech Your bedroom on Mars will look a lot different Forget about your big bed — and that comfy recliner. 06/11/2017
Russia 60 years on - Laika the dog in space In 1957 the space race was on between the Soviet Union and the US, but it was the Russians who managed to send the first living thing into orbit 03/11/2017
world news Ozone hole shrinks to smallest since 1988 Scientists say man's efforts and favourable conditions have helped restore ozone levels. 03/11/2017
world news Tropical forests are oozing with carbon dioxide Increase in temperature is causing forests to produce more CO2 rather than absorb it 15/10/2017
USA Asteroid offers chance to test Earth's alert system Nasa is coordinating global effort to improve tracking of space objects. 11/10/2017
USA SpaceX Dragon arrives home from International Space Station The cargo capsule was released from the ISS on Sunday, heading back to Earth after a month in space. 17/09/2017
world news New arrivals at the International Space Station Two Americans and a Russian join the three team members already onboard. 13/09/2017
space Cassini on its final dive towards Saturn The international Cassini mission comes to an end on Friday 15th September, when the spacecraft will plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn and be 12/09/2017
USA Voyager probe 40th anniversary Voyager One was launched 40 years ago on September 5, 1977. It is the only probe ever to leave our solar system 04/09/2017
Kazakhstan Record-breaking Peggy Whitson returns from the ISS With several space records in her pocket, American astronaut Peggy Whitson returns from the ISS. 03/09/2017
world news Asteroid Florence to skim the Earth tomorrow A space rock named "3122 Florence" is set to pass close to the Earth just after midday tomorrow. 31/08/2017
USA Is this the best solar eclipse photo bomb? A photographer has captured the International Space Station (ISS) silhouetted against the sun. 22/08/2017
