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70 years on: first image of Earth from space
10-24-2016 |
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Seven decades ago, scientists in new Mexico took the first ever pictures of our planet from outer space.
Consortium unveils space nation 'Asgardia'
10-14-2016 | 30
Referred to as the 'first nation state in space', Asgardia will seek to safeguard the entire planet.
New dwarf planet found beyond orbit of Pluto
VIDEO 10-13-2016 | 24
This tiny, distant world is believed to take up to 1,140 years to complete a single orbit of the Sun.
Obama aims to send humans to Mars by 2030s
VIDEO 10-12-2016 | 25
The US President has reiterated his efforts to send humans to the Red Planet within the coming decades.
Is there extraterrestrial life on Proxima b ?
10-8-2016 | 15
Scientists believe that a nearby extrasolar planet is 'likely' to be capable of supporting alien life.
SpaceX plans to send humans to Mars by 2022
VIDEO 9-28-2016 | 23
Elon Musk has outlined his extraordinarily ambitious plans to make mankind an interplanetary species.
Pluto may have an ocean over 100km deep
9-24-2016 | 13
Scientists believe that the dwarf planet's interior may be filled with large quantities of liquid water.
SpaceX set to reveal interplanetary spaceship
9-20-2016 | 10
Despite its recent setback, the private space firm still has its sights set firmly on the future.
Ice volcano Ahuna Mons discovered on Ceres
VIDEO 9-2-2016 | 9
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has identified what appears to be an ice volcano on the dwarf planet's surface.
Newly discovered asteroid just misses Earth
8-31-2016 | 13
An asteroid that was discovered only last week narrowly missed hitting the planet a few hours later.
Juno prepares for close-up look at Jupiter
8-27-2016 | 3
NASA's Juno spacecraft is getting ready to fly within 2,500 miles of the planet Jupiter later on today.
Could we reach Earth 2.0 within 20 years ?
8-25-2016 |
The discovery of an Earth-like world around Proxima Centauri has spurred on efforts to send a probe there.
Curiosity captures 360-degree Mars panorama
VIDEO 8-22-2016 | 14
NASA's exploratory rover has recorded an impressive panoramic image from the surface of the Red Planet.
Is Proxima Centauri home to a second Earth ?
8-16-2016 | 53
Scientists have allegedly discovered a potentially habitable planet within a neighboring star system.
Greenland sharks live for at least 272 years
8-13-2016 | 21
These carnivorous ocean-dwellers are now thought to be the longest-lived vertebrates on the planet.
NASA fears large asteroid could hit the Earth
8-1-2016 | 24
A huge space rock almost half a mile wide has the potential to hit our planet within the next 200 years.
New find suggests there was oxygen on Mars
7-31-2016 | 15
Manganese found inside rocks on Mars could mean that the Red Planet once had oxygen in its atmosphere.
Mystery surrounds missing craters on Ceres
7-26-2016 | 3
Scientists have been attempting to determine why the dwarf planet Ceres has no large craters at all.
Excitement mounts over Earth-like exoplanets
7-20-2016 | 10
Scientists have identified two distant worlds which could be ideal places to look for alien life.
New dwarf planet discovered beyond Neptune
7-12-2016 | 5
Astronomers have identified a previously unknown dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the solar system.
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