Rosnanotech heads to hold press conference in New York July 24
// Jul. 16, 2008 - 07:57 GMT
Russian astronauts successfully complete second spacewalk
Two Russian astronauts on the International Space Station successfully completed a six-hour spacewalk, Russia's mission control said on Wednesday.
// Jul. 16, 2008 - 05:17 GMT
Russian astronauts conduct second spacewalk on ISS
Two Russian astronauts on the International Space Station have started a spacewalk, which is expected to last five and a half hours, Russia's mission control said Tuesday.
// Jul. 15, 2008 - 17:50 GMT
High-energy experiments into secrets of matter may start in fall
Proton collisions at the world's most powerful particle accelerator that some theorists say could create matter-consuming black holes should not be expected until the fall, a Russian physicist said Tuesday.
// Jul. 08, 2008 - 12:23 GMT
NASA plans to test space shuttle replacement in spring 2009
NASA is planning to conduct in spring 2009 the first test flight of a new carrier rocket with an advanced launch vehicle to replace the outdated space shuttle, the U.S. space agency said in a statement.
// Jul. 04, 2008 - 10:45 GMT
Russian expert says nuclear devices can defend against asteroids
Nuclear explosive devices are the most effective means of protecting Earth from possible collisions with space bodies, including comets and asteroids, a Russian nuclear physicist told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.
// Jul. 01, 2008 - 14:45 GMT
Acid rain traces support meteor theory for 1908 Tunguska blast
International researchers investigating the Tunguska Event, an explosion exactly 100 years ago in central Siberia, say acid rain traces in the region back up the theory that the blast was caused by a meteorite.
// Jun. 30, 2008 - 12:52 GMT
Russian space probe may save Earth from asteroid
Russian experts have said a space mission should be sent in 2012 to the Apophis asteroid to establish whether it will collide with Earth, adding that the Russian Phobos-Grunt spacecraft could be used for that purpose.
// Jun. 27, 2008 - 15:17 GMT
Shuttle Discovery undocks from International Space Station
The U.S. Discovery space shuttle has successfully undocked from the International Space Station, a NASA official said on Wednesday.
// Jun. 11, 2008 - 14:10 GMT