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NASA and ESA to send humans to the Moon
Feb 9, 2017A new joint mission will see astronauts orbiting the Moon for the first time in over four decades.
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.
Juno prepares for close-up look at Jupiter
Aug 27, 2016NASA'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
Jun 7, 2016The 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 Feb 21, 2016The crew of Apollo 10 recalled hearing strange 'space music' while orbiting the far side of the moon.
New Zealand plagued by 'vampire' attacks
Feb 1, 2016Authorities 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 Jan 28, 2016Scientists 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 ?
Jan 26, 2016Scientists have warned that space debris collisions could have the potential to provoke armed conflict.
Secret US Cold War space station revealed
Jan 5, 2016The United States once planned to build an orbiting outpost to help gather intelligence about the USSR.
'Alien structure' found around distant star?
VIDEO Oct 14, 2015Astronomers 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 Jul 19, 2015Three polite robots have taken the first tentative steps towards exhibiting a sense of self-awareness.
Mars-like extrasolar planet discovered
Jun 20, 2015Astronomers have identified a planet the size of Mars orbiting a star 200 light years from the Earth.
Astrophysicist doubts feasibility of Mars One
Mar 18, 2015Joseph 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
Feb 8, 2015The 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 ?
Nov 18, 2014Speculation is rife over the purpose of a secretive Russian spacecraft currently orbiting the planet.
ISS narrowly avoids space junk collision
Nov 8, 2014The space station performed an emergency maneuver last month to avoid a piece of orbiting debris.
New 'moon' discovered orbiting the Earth
Oct 6, 2014Astronomers have identified an asteroid with an orbit so stable that it is almost like a second moon.
New Horizons films Charon orbiting Pluto
VIDEO Aug 13, 2014The New Horizons spacecraft has managed to capture the orbit of Pluto's largest moon like never before.
Possible exomoon candidate discovered
Apr 11, 2014Scientists have identified what could be a natural satellite orbiting a planet in another solar system.
Scientists solve why zebras have stripes
Apr 2, 2014A new study has revealed the strongest evidence yet that the stripes help to deter biting insects.
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