China horses fight in Lunar New Year battles

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 13:37

Hooves clash in mid-air, a stallion bites his opponent while delighted spectators cheer wildly -- in southern China some saw in the Year of the Horse by watching the animals fight.

John Kerry greets all on Lunar New Year

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 02:56

US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed his "heartfelt wishes" for the good health and prosperity of all those celebrating the Lunar New Year.

Watch: Spectacular solar show captured by NASA`s Solar Dynamics Observatory

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 19:50

NASA`s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) on Thursday captured a spectacular solar show as the moon slid across the Sun`s fiery disc.

Gold price set to snap 5-week rally on US data, weak China demand

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 14:30

Gold last traded down 0.1 percent at USD 1,241.59 an ounce Friday after a 2-percent overnight drop.

Long lunar night wait for China`s malfunctioning Jade Rabbit

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 14:53

Chinese scientists will have to wait until the end of a long lunar night, lasting about 14 earth days, to see if repair efforts on the country`s first moon rover, dubbed Jade Rabbit, were successful.

China`s Jade Rabbit Moon rover experiences mechanical abnormality

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 19:13

China`s first lunar rover, Jade Rabbit Moon rover has run into trouble after experiencing a `mechanical control abnormality`, state media announced.

NASA puts out call for private moon landers

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 10:09

Under a new program called Lunar Catalyst, US space agency NASA will provide free technical expertise, equipment, facilities and software to help selected companies develop lunar landers.

China`s lunar probe observes stars, explores Moon

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 18:52

China`s lunar probe mission, which made the first soft-landing on the Moon since 1976, has collected a large amount of space observation and exploration data, authorities said today.

China`s first lunar rover and lander wake up after 2 weeks

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 00:19

China`s first lunar rover `Yutu` and the Chang`e-3 lander have woken up after a period of dormancy that lasted two weeks, in a move designed to ride out harsh climactic conditions on the Moon.

India to launch second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 by 2017

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 17:55

India is planning to launch the Chandrayaan-2, country`s second lunar exploration mission, in the next two to three years.

Chinese rover obtains first spectrum of lunar rock

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 10:42

The Active Particle-induced X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) that was carried by Chang`e-3 satellite`s Yutu rover, obtained its first X-ray fluorescence spectrum of lunar regolith around the landing site on December 25.

Israel a step closer to the moon, with propulsion deal

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 20:53

Seems that Israel’s moonshot project is a lot closer to reality. The SpaceIL organization, which is developing the Israeli spacecraft that will journey to the moon in 2015, has acquired the engine for the rocket that will propel Israel’s lunar lander into space.