Tariq Malik
NASA spaceship faces critical test flight on Thursday
It's been more that 40 years since the Apollo 17 astronauts walked on the moon, but early tomorrow morning a spaceship designed to fly NASA astronauts beyond Earth's orbit for the first time since the… Audio
Safety device deployed too early in Virgin Galatic crash
Investigators say The Virgin Galactic space craft that crashed shortly after its launch from its carrier, appears to have deployed a safety device too early. Audio
Nasa scientists believe in extraterrestrial life
If you believe in aliens, you're not alone, some of Nasa's top scientists and former astronauts believe it too. Audio
Large asteroid narrowly misses earth
A large asteroid named 2000 EM26 came within one point six million miles of the earth overnight. Morning Report speaks to Tariq Malik, the editor of the US website Space.com. Audio
Space telescope launch expected to give new insight to galaxy
The European Space Agency has launched a mission that it's calling one of the most ambitious in the history of space exploration. Audio
China lands rover on the moon
China's Chang'e-3 mission blasted off from Xichang in the south of the country, carrying the lunar probe that has now successfully landed with a lunar rover on the moon. Audio
Scientists emerge from simulated Mars mission
NASA explorers are celebrating the completion of their latest mission. But this time, their feet never left the ground. Six scientists spent four months cooped up in a dome on a barren lava field in… Audio
Space X launches first cargo mission
The first commercial space cargo capsule is on its way to the International Space Station. Launched late yesterday, the Dragon capsule will deliver criticial supplies to the station. Audio
NASA rover lands safely on Mars
It survived the landing, and now the Curiosity Mars Rover will spend two years gathering data about the red planet. Audio
Giant step for China in new space race
The Chinese space programme has taken a giant leap - upward - with the successful launch of its first space station module. Audio
Space rock to graze past the planet
Though it poses no threat to the planet, the MD 2011 asteroid, which is about the size of a bus will make an extremely close pass. Audio
Obama cancels Moon return project
President Barack Obama's budget on Tuesday axed an ambitious plan to send astronauts to the Moon by 2020, and it also set a new direction for the United States space agency Nasa. Audio
Two satellites collide in space
NASA is tracking the debris cloud and believe the risk to the three astronauts aboard the space station is low. Audio