Colombia to deploy elite forces after killing of indigenous leader Colombia's government on Wednesday ordered the deployment of 2,500 elite troops to combat dissident FARC guerillas after an attack that killed an indigenous leader and four guards.

First Arab on ISS set for Earth return An Emirati who made history as the first Arab to reach the International Space Station is set to return to Earth on Thursday following an eight-day mission that sparked euphoria in his homeland.

Natalie Portman joins Hollywood space race with ‘Lucy in the Sky’ NASA may have grounded its space shuttles, but more Hollywood A-listers than ever are exploring the final frontier, with Natalie Portman launching one of two astronaut movie premieres at Toronto's film festival.

Team behind world's first black hole image wins 'Oscar of science'

The 347 scientists who collaborated to produce the world's first image of a black hole were honored yesterday with the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, winning US$3 million dollars for what is known as the "Oscars of science."

Fuel leak halted blastoff for Indian rocket: reports A fuel leak in the rocket engine forced India to abort the launch of its landmark Moon mission less than one hour before liftoff, media reports said on Tuesday.

NASA will fly a drone to Titan to search for life For its next mission in our solar system, NASA plans to fly a drone copter to Saturn's largest moon Titan in search of the building blocks of life, the space agency has said.

Promoting Việt Nam-US space co-operation

US Science Envoy for Space, Major General Charles Frank Bolden, Jr. has completed a four-day visit to Việt Nam during which he promoted space co-operation between the two countries.

Boeing to meet with US airlines over 737 MAX The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Thursday it would meet with American commercial airlines that use the Boeing 737 MAX, which has been grounded worldwide since mid-March following two accidents that killed 346 people.

Ethiopian Airlines 737 crash report expected Thursday: sources Ethiopian officials on Thursday are expected to release preliminary conclusions in the probe of last month's crash of a Boeing 737 that killed 157 people, two sources said on Wednesday.

3 astronauts on Soyuz craft successfully reach ISS

A Russian cosmonaut and two US astronauts arrived Friday at the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, five months after the failed launch of a rocket carrying two of the passengers.