New Horizons set for epic flyby of Ultima Thule
VIDEO 12-29-2018 |
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Following on from its historic flyby of Pluto in 2015, the probe will reach its next destination on New Year's Day.
Spectacular 'blue' dune photographed on Mars
VIDEO 12-28-2018 | 12
This unusual looking sand dune was captured on camera by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).
Apollo astronaut: 'Mars trip would be stupid'
12-27-2018 | 12
One of the three astronauts who flew to the Moon aboard Apollo 8 has criticized efforts to land humans on Mars.
Hole in Soyuz was 'drilled from the inside'
VIDEO 12-26-2018 | 19
One of the cosmonauts who investigated the hole maintains that it was drilled from inside the capsule.
Starship prototype could fly within months
12-25-2018 | 10
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has provided a sneak peak of the firm's prototype interplanetary Starship spacecraft.
Hippo-shaped asteroid skims safely past Earth
12-24-2018 | 7
A mile-long asteroid shaped a bit like a hippopotamus has skipped us by on its closest approach in 400 years.
Mystery of methane on Mars deepens further
12-23-2018 | 11
Despite the detection of methane in 2003 and 2014, the latest findings have revealed no evidence of it at all.
Stunning image shows ice-filled crater on Mars
12-21-2018 | 4
This recently released photograph shows the 60km-wide Korolev Crater in Mars' north polar region.
Saturn's rings are gradually disappearing
VIDEO 12-19-2018 | 9
A new study has revealed that Saturn's rings may be slowly falling on to the gas giant as 'ring rain'.
Distant solar system object 'Farout' discovered
12-18-2018 | 8
Astronomers have identified the farthest known object in our solar system at a distance of 11 billion miles.
Nuclear 'tunnelbot' could explore Europa
12-17-2018 | 10
NASA has proposed a new mission to delve deep beneath the icy crust of Jupiter's moon Europa.
Virgin Galactic has reached the edge of space
VIDEO 12-16-2018 | 10
Sir Richard Branson's dream of sending tourists up in to space is now one step closer to becoming a reality.
Closest ever photograph of the Sun revealed
12-14-2018 | 15
NASA's groundbreaking Parker Solar Probe has taken a close-up shot from inside the Sun's corona.
Evidence of water found on asteroid Bennu
VIDEO 12-11-2018 | 0
NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe seems to have hit the jackpot within a week of arriving at its destination.
Voyager 2 has now entered interstellar space
VIDEO 12-10-2018 | 8
NASA has confirmed that the probe has become the second spacecraft ever to leave the heliosphere.
NASA's InSight lander records the Martian wind
VIDEO 12-7-2018 | 5
NASA has released the first ever recording of the wind buffeting a spacecraft on the surface of Mars.
China to venture to the far side of the Moon
VIDEO 12-6-2018 | 34
China's latest space mission will, for the first time, see a spacecraft attempt to land on the Moon's far side.
'Dark fluid' could make up 95% of the universe
12-5-2018 | 25
Scientists have suggested that most of the universe may be made up of a 'dark fluid' with a negative mass.
OSIRIS-REx probe arrives at asteroid Bennu
VIDEO 12-3-2018 | 3
A NASA probe that launched back in 2016 has drawn up alongside an asteroid that could one day strike Earth.
First astronauts blast off after Soyuz failure
12-3-2018 | 1
The crewed mission is the first since October, when two astronauts were forced to make an emergency landing.
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