X-37B set to launch on new mystery mission
5-9-2020 |
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The US military's secretive space plane is due to launch on May 16th with a cargo full of experiments.
Tom Cruise and NASA to film movie aboard ISS
5-6-2020 | 6
NASA will reportedly be working with actor Tom Cruise to film a movie on the International Space Station.
Mystery radio burst picked up in our own galaxy
5-5-2020 | 4
For the first time, astronomers have picked up a fast radio burst within the confines of the Milky Way.
Fixed nitrogen found inside Martian meteorite
VIDEO 5-4-2020 | 6
For the first time ever, organic compounds containing nitrogen have been found inside a meteorite from Mars.
Firms compete to build next-gen lunar lander
VIDEO 5-2-2020 | 8
Blue Origin, SpaceX and Dynetics are each working on their own solutions to landing humans on the Moon.
Earliest case of 'death by meteorite' revealed
4-29-2020 | 13
Researchers have discovered official records stating that a man in Iraq was killed by a meteorite back in 1888.
US Space Force acquires first offensive weapon
4-27-2020 | 0
The newest branch of the US military has taken delivery of its first weapon, but it's probably not what you think.
Approaching asteroid is 'wearing a face mask'
4-24-2020 | 3
A large asteroid due to pass relatively close to the Earth next week appears to be taking its own precautions.
Hubble celebrates 30th birthday with new image
VIDEO 4-24-2020 | 1
The Hubble Space Telescope is often regarded to be one of the most important scientific tools ever built.
Future spacefarers may evolve bigger skulls
4-22-2020 | 7
Scientists have identified one of the more unexpected ways in which the body changes while in space.
Solving the mystery of the vanishing exoplanet
4-21-2020 | 17
A relatively nearby extrasolar world discovered back in 2004 has since disappeared without a trace.
ISS launch will be first from US soil in 10 years
4-19-2020 | 11
For the first time in almost a decade, astronauts are preparing to launch into space from American soil.
NASA reveals how it will retrieve a piece of Mars
4-18-2020 | 7
The Mars sample-return mission will be one of the most challenging interplanetary endeavours ever undertaken.
Kepler data reveals hidden Earth-like exoplanet
VIDEO 4-17-2020 | 6
Scientists have discovered one of the most Earth-like extrasolar worlds ever seen and they almost missed it.
'Oumuamua was 'ripped from an alien world'
4-15-2020 | 11
A new study has highlighted the potentially violent origins of this mysterious interstellar visitor.
Apollo 13 at 50: 'Houston, we've had a problem'
VIDEO 4-14-2020 | 4
50 years ago, three astronauts had been on their way to the Moon when things started to go very wrong.
Trump signs order to mine space resources
4-13-2020 | 16
The US President has signed a new executive order to support the acquisition of resources in space.
NASA lunar telescope looks like the Death Star
4-12-2020 | 6
A new plan to build a telescope on the Moon will make our lunar neighbor look like the Star Wars battle station.
NASA reveals sharpest ever images of the Sun
4-10-2020 | 2
NASA's High-Resolution Coronal Imager has captured new high-resolution images of the Sun's atmosphere.
Universe may be expanding at different rates
4-9-2020 | 9
A new study has cast doubt on the idea that the expansion of the universe is the same in every direction.
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