SpaceX's Dragon cargo vessel smells like a new car, said astronauts at the International Space Station after opening the hatches Saturday following the spacecraft's landmark mission to the orbiting lab. More »SpaceX capsule has 'new car' smell, astronauts say
Australia has hailed a surprise decision giving it a role in a radio telescope project … More »Australia hails surprise super-telescope …
(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General … More »Factbox - U.N. reports little progress …
(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council in a letter on Friday there has been little progress toward peace in the 14-month-old conflict between Syrian government forces and an increasingly militarized opposition. Ban assessed … More »Factbox - U.N. reports little progress in Syria toward peace
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The size and sophistication of some recent bomb attacks in Syria suggest that "established terrorist groups" may have been behind them, the U.N. chief said on Friday, in a letter in which he urged states not to supply arms to … More »U.N. says Syria bombings show marks of "terrorist groups"
SpaceX on Friday became the first commercial outfit to send its own cargo capsule to the International Space Station, heralding the start of a new era for private spaceflight. More »SpaceX's Dragon makes historic space station dock
The world's first commercial spacecraft has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS), the climax of its landmark mission. More »First Commercial Craft Reaches Space Station
The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, making history as the first commercial delivery ship in orbit. More »Space station snares the Dragon
SpaceX's Dragon capsule on Friday made its final approach toward the International Space Station, edging closer to the climax of its landmark mission to latch on to the orbiting research lab. More »SpaceX makes final approach to space station
The world's first private supply ship flew tantalisingly close to the International Space Station, successfully performing a critical test in advance of the actual docking. More »Ship buzzes space station in test
The US company SpaceX on Thursday prepared for the climax of its Dragon capsule's landmark mission to the International Space Station with a high-stakes bid to latch on to the orbiting research lab. More »SpaceX readies space station rendezvous
The famously private Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, has been coaxed into giving a rare interview -- with an Australian accountant. More »Neil Armstrong gives rare interview - to accountant
The Dragon space capsule, which has launched a new era of commercial spaceflight, completed its first tests before its scheduled docking at the International Space Station, NASA said Wednesday. More »SpaceX capsule completes first tests before ISS docking
US company SpaceX has become the first commercial organisation to send its own spacecraft toward the International Space Station with the launch of the cargo-bearing Dragon capsule. More »Scotty's Ashes On First Private Space Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An unmanned rocket owned by privately held Space Exploration Technologies blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Tuesday on the first commercial flight to the International Space Station. The 178-foot … More »SpaceX rocket lifts off for space station trial run
Opening a new era in private space flight, the US company SpaceX on Tuesday became the first commercial outfit to launch its own craft toward the International Space Station. More »SpaceX blasts off to space station in historic first
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine will use fighters and helicopters to guard its air space and put security and health services on full alert during the European soccer championship, but officials said on Tuesday they could do little to stem a likely flood of … More »Ukraine plans Euro crowd control, prostitution a problem
A commercial rocket has blasted off with a load of supplies for the International Space Station. More »Private rocket heads for spaceport
UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned that the search for peace in Syria was at a "pivotal moment" and expressed strong concerns of an all-out civil war, as a five-week-old truce was broken yet again. More »UN's Ban warns Syria at 'pivotal moment'
SpaceX on Tuesday readied a fresh bid to become the first private firm to launch a craft to the space station after fixing an engine problem that grounded its earlier attempt. More »SpaceX readies for new rocket launch to space lab
Military is to take charge of London's airspace for the first time since 1945 as part of the huge security operation set up to police the Olympic Games, according to The Times. More »Military to take charge of air space for Olympics
SpaceX on Monday readied a fresh bid to become the first private company to launch its own craft to the International Space Station after fixing an engine problem that grounded its earlier attempt. More »SpaceX readies new attempt of rocket launch to space lab
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern on Monday that violence from the 14-month conflict in Syria could spread to neighbouring Lebanon, and reiterated his fear that the Syrian violence may erupt into a full-scale … More »U.N. worried about Syria's effect on Lebanon, civil war risk
Private rocket maker SpaceX is aiming for lift-off on Tuesday after fixing the engine problem that led to a launch being aborted over the weekend. More »Rocket firm sets new launch date
Brian O'Driscoll believes Leinster can build a European dynasty after the Irish province clinched a third European Cup triumph in the space of four seasons in a 42-14 win over Ulster. More »Leinster beat Ulster to retain European Cup
Engineers aborted the launch of a privately built spacecraft on a landmark mission to the International Space Station at the last second Saturday due to a rocket engine problem. More »SpaceX scrubs launch to ISS after engine problem
A private space exploration company has suffered a major setback, with its rocket failing to launch on its test cargo flight. More »No Rocket Launch: 'Lift-Off Did Not Occur'
A free messaging system has stayed on the top spot in the app charts. More »WhatsApp Messenger tops app charts
A Japanese rocket has lifted off with a South Korean satellite in Japan's first commercial launch of a foreign probe into space. More »Japan launches first foreign probe
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he believed al Qaeda was responsible for two suicide car bombs that killed at least 55 people in Syria a week ago and that the death toll in the country's 14-month conflict … More »U.N. chief believes al Qaeda behind Syria car bombs
Britain should have its own spaceport where satellites and intrepid travellers could be blasted into orbit, according to business leaders. More »Britain 'should have own spaceport'
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon called for an end to attacks by all parties in Myanmar on Thursday after receiving a letter from a rebel independence group in the country's Kachin State asking the United Nations to help end its conflict … More »U.N. chief calls for end to fighting in Myanmar
As many as 6,200 potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) are orbiting close to Earth, a new survey by Nasa has revealed. More »Earth threatened by 6,200 potentially hazardous asteroids, new study shows
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - If you wanted to admire masterpieces of religious art by Titian, Raphael, Lorenzo Lotto, Guido Reni, Carlo Crivelli and other masters in museums around Italy's central Marche region, it could cost you a few weeks of time and a … More »Treasures of Italy's Marche region on show at Vatican
A Russian-made Soyuz craft carrying three astronauts has docked with the International Space Station, putting the crew in place for the imminent arrival of the first ever privately owned cargo ship to the orbiting lab. More »Astronauts arrive at space station
Early risers in some parts of China and Japan will see a rare solar eclipse at the weekend. More »Rare 'Ring Of Fire' Eclipse In Asia And US
LONDON (Reuters) - Land Securities, the biggest listed British property developer, said demand for office space in London was lower than expected due to the worsening turmoil in the euro zone. The joint developer of the Walkie Talkie skyscraper in the … More »Euro zone woes cool London office demand - LandSecs
A mother shot and killed her four children before turning a gun on herself in a small town in Florida. More »Mum Shoots Dead Four Kids Then Kills Herself
Will.i.am is set to produce an exclusive track which will be launched into outer space, it has been reported. More »Will.i.am sends his music to space
The prime minister has picked Pink Floyd's seminal 1973 album Dark Side of the Moon as his favourite record of all time. More »Dark Side: Cameron picks his favourite album
A three-man crew has blasted off from a space centre in southern Kazakhstan on board a Russian-made Soyuz craft for a half-year stay at the International Space Station. More »Crew begins Space Station mission
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. vehicle in Syria was struck by a bullet on Sunday, a spokesman for U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said on Monday, but no one was injured and it was unclear who fired on the international observers who are monitoring an unravelling … More »Bullet hits U.N. vehicle in Syria, shooter unclear
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon has asked the 193-member world body to extend the term of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay for a further two years, his press office said on Monday. Pillay's four-year term was due to … More »UN chief wants rights leader to serve two more years