Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield calls for global cooperation with China

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 01:59

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is calling for cooperation with China in space and wants it to be part of any international effort to return to the moon.

Apollo 8 astronaut marks 1968 broadcast to earth

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 01:43

A US astronaut who was aboard the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon is marking the mission`s 45th anniversary in front of a piece of the actual spacecraft.

Water in ageing spacesuit caused problems for spacewalking astronaut

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 15:33

NASA`s Mission Control has revealed the root cause of the problem that prompted the early end of the latest spacewalk: Water in leading spacewalker astronaut`s 35-year-old spacesuits.

How fast moon dust piles up measured for first time

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 19:04

Neil Armstrong had no idea what nuisance the lunar soil beneath his feet would prove to be after taking the first step on moon more than 40 years back.

Robonaut set to take bigger role on ISS after getting new legs

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 15:29

Robonaut is set to take on a bigger role on the International Space Station when he gets legs early next year.

Japan`s robot astronaut awaiting `compatriot` spaceman

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 16:05

The world`s first robot astronaut is pining for a conversation partner as he waits for Japanese spaceman Koichi Wakata aboard the International Space Station.

Pakistan keen to be 1st foreign nation on China`s space station

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 19:01

Bilal said this after a Chinese space official said that they are willing to open its future space station to foreigners.

Now, robot that lets cows milk themselves

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 18:39

A Dutch firm has developed a revolutionary robotic milker which allows cows to milk themselves - and the animals can learn to use it faster than even farmers!

Top 10 incredible facts: Spacewalks and Spacesuits

Last Updated: Friday, August 16, 2013, 20:42

Each time an astronaut (or a cosmonaut if Russian) gets out of a spacecraft while in space to do important tasks, it is called a spacewalk — also known as an Extra-vehicular activity (EVA).

Astronauts may eat home-cooked `sushi and borscht` on Mars

Last Updated: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 14:21

An experiment to assess what Earthlings might eat if they were on Mars has found that the successful meals that could be cooked there were Russian borscht, Moroccan tagine, enchilasagna, sushi and seafood chowder.

First talking `robot astronaut` takes off for International Space Station

Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2013, 12:01

The world`s first talking robot "astronaut" blasted off for the International Space Station on Sunday.

World`s first talking robot-astronaut ready to go to space

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 19:34

In a world first, Japan is set to send a talking robot-astronaut to the International Space Station to conduct the first conversation between a human and a robot in outer space.