Space

China's out-of-control space station with 'highly toxic' chemical will crash into Earth in March

A "highly toxic" chemical on board China's Tiangong-1 space station could survive re-entry into the atmosphere.

Jan 2, 2018

Exploring the lunar far side: China wants to grow plants and insects on the moon

Chinese is planning to land a probe on the far side of the moon to see if plants and insects can be grown on the lunar surface.

Jan 2, 2018

Space 'kebab': Find out about the delicacy that was blasted 124,000ft into space

Pascal Leuthold, who owns takeaway chain Ayverdi, marked the opening of his new restaurant by blasting a wrap 124,000ft through the sky.

Jan 1, 2018

What to watch on New Years Eve to ring in 2018

Here are six TV specials airing the night of 31 December you can tune in to.

Jan 1, 2018

Israeli Jews pray for rain at western wall in Jerusalem

A four-year drought has strained Israels water resources. Israeli Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel summoned thousands of worshipers to the Western Wall in Jerusalem in order to pray for rainfall.

Dec 31, 2017

Supermoon, Super Blue Blood Moon and Total Lunar Eclipse to treat all sky gazers in January 2018

A supermoon is a full moon that approximately coincides with the closest distance that the Moon reaches to Earth in its elliptic orbit.

Dec 30, 2017

Whos dropping what on new years eve?

Different cities have different approaches to bring on the new year. What do you think they do?

Dec 30, 2017

Apple apologizes for slowing down older iPhone batteries

Apple apologized to customers after revealing they had been slowing down older iPhone batteries.

Dec 30, 2017

More women are running for office than ever in 2018

The year 2018 will see a huge spike in female candidates, many believe as a response to the Trump Administration.

Dec 30, 2017

Mount Sinabungs massive eruption seen from vehicle approaching the spewing spectacle

Indonesias disaster mitigation agency confirmed more than a thousand people were forced to evacuate from the area surrounding Mount Sinabung on Sumatra, Indonesia.

Dec 30, 2017

ISS astronauts gear up to celebrate New Year in Space

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) just celebrated Christmas in space and are now gearing up for some zero-gravity New Years revelling. Nasa has shared a new video of space station astronauts talking about some of their fondest memories of past New Years. Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and station commander Alexander Misurkin, who also currently call the ISS home, may celebrate New Years on 7 January, which according to the Russian orthodox church, is Christmas Day

Dec 30, 2017