SpaceX ditches plans for 2018 Mars landing
7-21-2017 |
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Plans to land a modified version of the company's reusable Dragon capsule on Mars have been scrapped.
Today marks 48 years since first Moon landing
VIDEO 7-20-2017 | 11
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong made history when they set foot on the lunar surface 48 years ago today.
NASA reveals amazing new Pluto flyover video
VIDEO 7-16-2017 | 15
The footage has been constructed from the thousands of photographs taken by the New Horizons probe.
NASA doesn't have the funds to land on Mars
7-14-2017 | 24
The space agency has admitted that it cannot currently afford to land humans on the surface of Mars.
Juno offers up stunning new images of Jupiter
7-13-2017 | 10
The space probe has captured staggeringly detailed shots of Jupiter's centuries-old Great Red Spot.
Juno set to fly over Jupiter's Great Red Spot
7-10-2017 | 1
NASA's Juno probe will soon be embarking on a long-awaited flyby of Jupiter's most prominent feature.
Mars may be a lot more toxic than we thought
7-7-2017 | 8
New research has shown that the Martian soil is quite an inhospitable environment for microbial life.
Astronomers discover methanol on Enceladus
7-5-2017 | 11
An unexpectedly high amount of the organic molecule has been found coming from Saturn's icy moon.
Hawking: 'Trump could turn Earth in to Venus'
7-5-2017 | 326
In an interview on his 75th birthday, Professor Stephen Hawking warned of the dangers of global warming.
First Mars rover landed 20 years ago today
VIDEO 7-4-2017 | 2
It has been exactly two decades since NASA's Pathfinder mission touched down on the surface of Mars.
NASA to launch asteroid deflection mission
VIDEO 7-2-2017 | 8
For the first time ever, an asteroid deflection technique for planetary defense is set to be tested out.
Japan wants to put a man on the Moon by 2030
6-30-2017 | 11
Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is aiming to scale up its manned space exploration program.
Mysterious object spotted on surface of Mars
6-29-2017 | 33
A crystal clear photograph taken by the Opportunity rover shows an unidentified object sitting nearby.
Orbiting supermassive black holes discovered
VIDEO 6-28-2017 | 4
For the first time ever, scientists have observed two supermassive black holes orbiting one another.
SpaceX launches two rockets within 48 hours
VIDEO 6-26-2017 | 5
The double launch showcased the private space firm's ability to scale up and manage multiple launches.
Could the universe itself be conscious ?
6-25-2017 | 47
The idea that the cosmos may be self-aware has intrigued scientists and philosophers for centuries.
Magnetic beam could dispose of old satellites
6-24-2017 | 2
A French scientist is working on a novel new way to keep Earth's orbit clear of defunct satellites.
Mysterious Mars-sized 'Planet Ten' proposed
6-23-2017 | 8
Astronomers have suggested that there may be more than one mystery planet in the outer solar system.
PLATO mission to hunt for Earth-like worlds
6-22-2017 | 2
ESA is set to launch a new satellite that will seek out potentially habitable extrasolar planets.
'Star Chip' could reach Earth 2.0 in 20 years
6-21-2017 | 20
Stephen Hawking is hoping to send a space probe to a potentially habitable world around Alpha Centauri.
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