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Secretive Russian satellites release mystery object into orbit
Apr 6, 2025The three satellites - known as Kosmos - have released an object in orbit and nobody is quite sure what it could be.
Extraterrestrial life could be thriving near Uranus, new study finds
Nov 8, 2024Scientists now believe that a small moon orbiting Uranus may be capable of harboring primitive alien life forms.
Elon Musk: 'first crewed mission to Mars will launch within 4 years'
Sep 9, 2024The SpaceX CEO has stated on social media that manned missions to Mars will start very soon indeed.
California firm wants to make the Sun shine in the middle of the night
VIDEO Aug 28, 2024Reflect Orbital is developing a novel new way to generate power by reflecting sunlight onto panels when its dark.
Mercury may be home to a layer of diamond up to 10 miles thick
Jul 27, 2024The smallest planet in our solar system may be hiding a treasure with a value beyond imagination.
Elon Musk has been tasked with destroying the space station in 2030
Jun 27, 2024NASA has assigned the task of decommissioning the iconic orbital platform to none other than Elon Musk.
China's space plane releases another mystery object into orbit
May 30, 2024China's answer to the X-37B is doing something in Earth's orbit and nobody is quite sure what that might be.
NASA offers explanation for mysterious object orbiting the Moon
Apr 13, 2024NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) recently photographed a curious object moving at high speed.
US military's secretive X-37b space plane spotted in high orbit
Feb 11, 2024The details of the vehicle's latest mission are top secret, but that hasn't stopped an amateur astronomer from locating it.
Elon Musk's Starship explodes during second orbital test fight
VIDEO Nov 18, 2023The enormous spacecraft successfully reached space for the first time but was unable to make it home in one piece.
Alternative theory of gravity could explain evidence of Planet Nine
Oct 16, 2023Orbital inconsistancies indicative of a mysterious hidden planet in our solar system may have an alternative explanation.
Potentially habitable worlds may be more common than we thought
Jul 11, 2023Scientists now believe that there are 100 times as many habitable worlds in our galaxy than previously thought.
European Space Agency will broadcast live from Mars tomorrow
VIDEO Jun 1, 2023For the first time ever, it will be possible to watch a live broadcast beamed directly from orbit around the Red Planet.
China's mystery space plane has landed after 276 days in orbit
May 10, 2023China's answer to the X-37B has returned to Earth once again after nearly a year of unspecified activities in space.
Elon Musk's Starship explodes 4 minutes after orbital test launch
VIDEO Apr 20, 2023The impressive spacecraft exploded due to a malfunction just minutes after launching earlier today.
SpaceX could launch Starship's first orbital test flight next week
Apr 5, 2023Elon Musk's flagship spacecraft could be going into space within days, according to recent reports.
Elephant-sized asteroid passes Earth in extraordinary 'near-miss'
Jan 29, 2023The space rock passed us by at a distance of 2,200 miles - a fraction of the distance at which some satellites orbit the Earth.
'Face of a teddy bear' shows up in photograph of Martian surface
Jan 27, 2023This image taken by an orbiting spacecraft shows a rather familiar visage comprised of natural geological features.
Secretive X-37b space plane returns to Earth after 908 days in orbit
VIDEO Nov 13, 2022The end of the spacecraft's current mission was marked by a series of sonic booms over Florida on Saturday.
China's top-secret spaceplane has released an unknown object into orbit
Nov 7, 2022The vehicle, which remains shrouded in mystery, has been described as a 'reusable experimental spacecraft'.
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