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NASA announces two new asteroid missions
Jan 8, 2017Known as Lucy and Psyche, the new spacecraft will be studying two relics of the early solar system.
NASA announces new X-ray space telescope
Jan 5, 2017A budget of $188 million has been assigned to the new mission which will be launching within three years.
Astronauts celebrate Christmas aboard ISS
VIDEO Dec 25, 2016Being 250 miles above the Earth hasn't stopped the space station crew from joining in with the festivities.
Earth 'unprepared' for killer asteroid strike
Dec 14, 2016A prominent NASA scientist has outlined just how vulnerable our planet is to threats from outer space.
Hawking and NASA develop interstellar probe
Dec 12, 2016Professor Stephen Hawking has teamed up with NASA to design and develop an interstellar nano-starship.
Scientists discover huge ice deposit on Mars
Nov 23, 2016NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified an ice deposit with more water than Lake Superior.
EmDrive space engine test passes peer review
Nov 22, 2016NASA's 'impossible' propulsion system continues to intrigue as it receives its first peer-reviewed paper.
Trump is set to rejuvenate US space program
Nov 21, 2016The President-elect is hoping to send humans back to the Moon - and beyond - within the next few decades.
Blue sphere 'UFO' shows up on NASA camera
Nov 21, 2016The anomalous object was spotted in front of the Sun in an image taken by NASA's STEREO satellites.
NASA astronaut cast his vote while in space
Nov 14, 2016Being high up above the planet didn't stop astronaut Shane Kimbrough from casting his vote last week.
Agencies carry out asteroid threat exercise
Nov 8, 2016NASA and FEMA officials got together last month to respond to a hypothetical doomsday asteroid scenario.
Curiosity investigates strange iron meteorite
Nov 3, 2016NASA's Curiosity rover has taken a closer look at an odd-looking meteorite lying on the surface of Mars.
Patent for second-generation EmDrive revealed
Oct 19, 2016EmDrive inventor Roger Shawyer has received a new patent for the next version of his 'impossible' engine.
Obama aims to send humans to Mars by 2030s
VIDEO Oct 12, 2016The US President has reiterated his efforts to send humans to the Red Planet within the coming decades.
Wandering black hole found in distant galaxy
Oct 6, 2016Astronomers have spotted a supermassive black hole floating in the outskirts of a newly merged galaxy.
NASA has discovered water plumes on Europa
VIDEO Sep 27, 2016The find could make it much easier to search for evidence of extraterrestrial life in Europa's oceans.
NASA finds 'evidence of activity' on Europa
Sep 22, 2016The space agency is set to hold a press conference on Monday to announce its latest Hubble findings.
Cassini probe begins its final year at Saturn
Sep 21, 2016NASA's highly successful spacecraft will soon be getting up close and personal with the gas giant itself.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission launches
Sep 11, 2016The $1 billion space probe is set to collect samples from an asteroid and return them to the Earth.
Delayed Mars probe is set for launch in 2018
VIDEO Sep 7, 2016NASA's InSight Mars lander mission will now be launching in Spring 2018 following an unexpected delay.
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