Pentagon to test space-based weapons by 2023
3-17-2019 |
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US defense bosses have requested $304 million to fund the research and development of orbital weapons.
Dust ring discovered in Mercury's orbit
3-17-2019 | 2
A dust ring like that found in the orbits of the Earth and Venus has been found in the orbit of Mercury as well.
NASA cooks up an alien atmosphere on Earth
3-16-2019 | 0
Scientists at JPL have been working to simulate the atmospheric conditions found on 'hot Jupiter' planets.
Is Venus really the closest planet to Earth ?
VIDEO 3-15-2019 | 10
In a new study, scientists have worked out that, on average, Mercury is actually closer to us than Venus.
Toyota unveils manned lunar rover concept
VIDEO 3-14-2019 | 6
The automotive giant has designed a new pressurized vehicle that astronauts can drive around on the moon.
How much does the Milky Way galaxy weigh ?
VIDEO 3-11-2019 | 16
Astronomers at NASA and ESA have come up with the most precise figure yet for the weight of our galaxy.
You can now help to name Jupiter's moons
3-6-2019 | 19
Scientists are offering social media users the chance to name 5 of Jupiter's most recently discovered moons.
Asteroids are harder to shatter than we thought
3-4-2019 | 7
New computer models have indicated that large asteroids are much tougher than anyone had expected.
Crew Dragon launches on first flight to ISS
VIDEO 3-2-2019 | 9
The unmanned test flight brings NASA one step closer to being able to launch its own crewed missions again.
Mars once had a vast underground lake system
3-1-2019 | 7
Evidence of an ancient interconnected subterranean groundwater system has been discovered on Mars.
Forget FarOut: FarFarOut has been discovered
2-26-2019 | 13
The discoverer of the most distant known object in our solar system has now found an even more distant one.
World's first private moon mission launches
VIDEO 2-24-2019 | 19
Israel is set to join China, Russia and the US as the fourth nation to achieve a controlled lunar landing.
Earth's atmosphere extends beyond the Moon
2-24-2019 | 3
A new study has revealed that our planet's atmosphere extends further in to space than was previously believed.
Hayabusa2 probe touches down on asteroid
2-22-2019 | 17
The successful landing follows on from the deployment of two small rovers back in September of last year.
New moon discovered in our solar system
VIDEO 2-21-2019 | 2
Scientists have successfully identified an entirely new moon in orbit around the gas giant Neptune.
Space harpoon snags space junk in orbit
VIDEO 2-17-2019 | 2
A spacecraft has successfully demonstrated how a harpoon can be used to clean up Earth's orbit.
New mission to explore origins of the cosmos
VIDEO 2-16-2019 | 0
NASA is planning to launch a new near-infrared space observatory that will collect data on 300 million galaxies.
NASA's Opportunity rover is officially dead
2-14-2019 | 19
The rover's mission, which saw it trundle across the Martian surface for over 15 years, is now complete.
Mars One Ventures has been declared bankrupt
2-12-2019 | 11
The Dutch firm, which aimed to begin founding a human colony on Mars by 2025, has inevitably gone bust.
Bursts of light detected in Earth's atmosphere
2-12-2019 | 4
A Russian satellite has picked up mysterious 'explosions of light' in our planet's upper atmosphere.
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