Canada backs startup to boost data on space debris
The Canadian government’s contracting arm is backing a proposed new satellite system that will use big data analytics to provide commercially available data about the...
India plans to launch own space station: space agency
India will look to create its own space station following the completion of the country’s first manned mission into space in 2022, its space agency...
High times in ancient China revealed in funerary cannabis discovery
Marijuana chemical residue has been found in incense burners apparently used during funerary rites at a mountainous site in western China in about 500 BC,...
Ocado sows $22 million ‘vertical farming’ seed to diversify
Britain’s Ocado is plowing 17 million pounds ($22 million) into the emerging “vertical farming” industry, further diversifying the online grocer and technology group’s business....
Solar eclipse frenzy fuels astronomical tourism in Chile
The total solar eclipse expected in northern Chile early next month is already drawing flocks of visitors eager to glimpse a rare view of the...
Trump criticizes NASA moon mission after promoting it earlier
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday criticized NASA for aiming to put astronauts back on the moon by 2024 and urged the space agency to...
Got $50 million for a vacation? NASA to open space station to private citizens
NASA will allow private citizens to stay at the International Space Station (ISS) for month-long getaways at a cost of about $35,000 per night, the...
California ladybug swarm dozens of miles wide shows up on radar
A swarm of many millions of ladybugs taking to the sky in Southern California this week to hunt for aphids has been captured on a...
Scientists solve the mystery of the dragon with transparent teeth
Dwelling in the dark ocean depths, the dragonfish is a frightful marvel that would fit nicely into any horror movie, boasting exotic adaptations such as...
NASA’s first SpaceX astronauts ready for ‘messy camping trip’ to space
The first U.S. astronauts chosen to fly aboard a SpaceX capsule built for NASA shrugged off a spate of design and test mishaps, saying such...