Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps tested the Shahab-3 and Sejil-2 missiles in the third phase of a two-day exercise called The Great Prophet IV. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

South Korea launched a rocket into space from its own territory for the first time on Tuesday, but the mission failed to put a satellite into its intended orbit, a South Korean official said.

India has launched its first nuclear-powered submarine, becoming only the sixth country in the world to do so.

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, launched June 18 from the Cape Canaveral, has beamed back its first pictures of the moon as engineers continue instrument checkout and calibration.

An Ariane rocket launched two scientific space observatories on Thursday that will help scientists better understand the formation of the universe.