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NASA astronaut cast his vote while in space
11-14-2016 |
4
Being high up above the planet didn't stop astronaut Shane Kimbrough from casting his vote last week.
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.
Mars One applicants now whittled down to 100
6-7-2016 | 41
The final 100 candidates for the controversial Mars One mission are set to undergo more rigorous tests.
Astronauts heard 'music' on moon's far side
VIDEO 2-21-2016 | 39
The crew of Apollo 10 recalled hearing strange 'space music' while orbiting the far side of the moon.
New Zealand plagued by 'vampire' attacks
2-1-2016 | 21
Authorities in a small New Zealand town have been left perplexed by a peculiar series of biting attacks.
A zebra's stripes are not for camouflage
VIDEO 1-28-2016 | 10
Scientists have played down the idea that a zebra relies on its stripes to help it hide from predators.
Could orbiting space junk cause World War 3 ?
1-26-2016 | 11
Scientists have warned that space debris collisions could have the potential to provoke armed conflict.
Secret US Cold War space station revealed
1-5-2016 | 18
The United States once planned to build an orbiting outpost to help gather intelligence about the USSR.
'Alien structure' found around distant star?
VIDEO 10-14-2015 | 379
Astronomers have been left puzzled by a star that appears to have an unexplained mass orbiting around it.
Robots manage to pass self-awareness test
VIDEO 7-19-2015 | 22
Three polite robots have taken the first tentative steps towards exhibiting a sense of self-awareness.
Mars-like extrasolar planet discovered
6-20-2015 | 3
Astronomers have identified a planet the size of Mars orbiting a star 200 light years from the Earth.
Astrophysicist doubts feasibility of Mars One
3-18-2015 | 23
Joseph Roche, who is himself on the shortlist to go to Mars, doubts very much that it will ever happen.
Hubble captures rare Jupiter triple transit
2-8-2015 | 6
The orbiting telescope picked up the moment three of Jupiter's moons crossed its face at the same time.
Does Russia have a space weapon in orbit ?
11-18-2014 | 24
Speculation is rife over the purpose of a secretive Russian spacecraft currently orbiting the planet.
ISS narrowly avoids space junk collision
11-8-2014 | 5
The space station performed an emergency maneuver last month to avoid a piece of orbiting debris.
New 'moon' discovered orbiting the Earth
10-6-2014 | 53
Astronomers have identified an asteroid with an orbit so stable that it is almost like a second moon.
New Horizons films Charon orbiting Pluto
VIDEO 8-13-2014 | 11
The New Horizons spacecraft has managed to capture the orbit of Pluto's largest moon like never before.
Possible exomoon candidate discovered
4-11-2014 | 41
Scientists have identified what could be a natural satellite orbiting a planet in another solar system.
Scientists solve why zebras have stripes
4-2-2014 | 36
A new study has revealed the strongest evidence yet that the stripes help to deter biting insects.
New planet hunting spacecraft planned
2-23-2014 | 9
The recently selected PLATO mission will focus on identifying Earth-like worlds orbiting distant stars.
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