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ExoMars probe narrowly avoids destruction
3-26-2016 |
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After a smooth launch, ESA's ExoMars probe was almost blown to pieces in a rocket stage explosion.
Nuclear engine could get to Mars in six weeks
3-17-2016 | 66
Russia is working on a new propulsion system that has the potential to revolutionize space travel.
Man is killed by meteorite impact in India
2-8-2016 | 43
A bus driver had been walking along the street when a chunk of rock fell from the sky and killed him.
Apollo 16 rocket impact site mystery solved
1-9-2016 | 8
Scientists have finally discovered the spot where Apollo 16's S-IVB rocket stage impacted on the moon.
Are comets more dangerous than asteroids ?
12-24-2015 | 10
Our planet may be at higher risk from a large comet impact than from a conventional rocky asteroid.
SpaceX makes history with vertical landing
VIDEO 12-22-2015 | 30
Elon Musk's private space firm has managed to pull off a vertical rocket landing for the first time.
'Dinosaur disco' found on the Isle of Skye
12-2-2015 | 9
Hundreds of dinosaur footprints have been found preserved in rocks along the coast of a Scottish island.
Reusable rocket sees first successful launch
VIDEO 11-25-2015 | 26
Blue Origin has beaten SpaceX in the race to build a rocket that can launch and then return to the Earth.
1,000mph car will be faster than a bullet
VIDEO 10-9-2015 | 9
The UK's Bloodhound SSC rocket car will be attempting to break the world land speed record in style.
'Red Dragon' could return rocks from Mars
9-15-2015 | 4
An ambitious new mission aims to send a spacecraft to pick up samples collected by NASA's Mars rover.
'Hellish' Io may be home to ocean of magma
9-13-2015 | 6
Jupiter's volcanically active moon Io may possess a hidden subterranean ocean comprised of molten rock.
Anomaly hunters spot 'spoon' in Mars picture
9-2-2015 | 44
The latest in a long line of anomalous objects spotted in Mars photographs is a floating wooden spoon.
Rover discovers huge water deposit on Mars
8-24-2015 | 34
NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered a large amount of water beneath Buckskin Rock in the Marias Pass.
NASA tests out 'Ferrari of rocket engines'
VIDEO 8-14-2015 | 10
NASA has been testing out a powerful new rocket engine that will one day help put humans on Mars.
'Giant crab' photographed by Mars rover
8-5-2015 | 175
A new image of a rocky outcrop on the surface of Mars shows what looks like a large crab-like creature.
Rocky planet found 21 light years away
8-1-2015 | 18
Astronomers have discovered a planet that has been described as a 'potential gold mine of science data'.
'Pyramid' spotted on the surface of Mars
6-24-2015 | 167
Eagle-eyed conspiracy theorists have identified what looks like a small pyramid on the Red Planet.
Does life exist beneath the Martian soil ?
6-17-2015 | 12
Scientists have identified traces of methane inside space rocks that are thought to have come from Mars.
NASA unveils video of its new Mars rocket
VIDEO 6-11-2015 | 9
The new Space Launch System will enable ambitious future missions including a manned trip to Mars.
Vast lava reservoir found under Yellowstone
4-25-2015 | 54
A chamber containing 11,200 cubic miles of molten rock has been found below Yellowstone National Park.
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