Nasa's upcoming mission to Jupiter can't get much greener than this: a solar-powered, windmill-shaped spacecraft called Juno.

NASA delayed the launch of the Glory Earth observation satellite until Friday, due to a glitch, less than 15 minutes before it was to be launched,

Astronauts at the International Space Station have fixed a faulty urine-processor unit at the International Space Station, Nasa said onTuesday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is hoping to make inroads into Brazil's emerging oil and defence industries during a visit there this week.

A R600-million aerospace village was opened in Centurion south of Pretoria by the Minister of Trade and Industry on Tuesday.

More than 60 teams from nine countries have lined up to chase a $10-million prize for making a green supercar that smashes records for fuel efficiency, organisers of the competition said on Thursday. "We're not talking about concept cars," said Peter Diamandis, chief executive of the X Prize Foundation.