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Unidentified spacecraft debris spotted on surface of the Moon
Jun 30, 2022NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured an image of a mystery rocket part on the lunar surface.
ESA photographs 'claw marks' on the surface of Mars
May 15, 2022These giant 'scratches' on the surface of the Red Planet were captured on camera by ESA's Mars Express orbiter.
60th anniversary of John Glenn's orbital spaceflight
VIDEO Feb 21, 2022On February 20th, 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth.
ISS will end up at the bottom of the sea in 2031
Feb 3, 2022NASA has confirmed its plans for the decommissioning and final de-orbiting of the long-lived space station.
James Webb Space Telescope has launched successfully
VIDEO Dec 25, 2021After 25 years of development, the next-generation space telescope has finally made it into orbit.
Glasgow UFOs 'went straight into orbit', claims witness
VIDEO Nov 23, 2021Footage recorded earlier this week shows two unidentified objects hovering over the Scottish city.
Blue Origin announces plans to build commercial space station
Oct 26, 2021Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company has revealed its intentions to build a 'business park' in space.
SpaceX launches four space tourists into orbit
VIDEO Sep 16, 2021The ambitious manned mission represents the most significant advancement in space tourism to date.
SpaceX launches four space tourists into orbit
VIDEO Sep 13, 2021The ambitious manned mission represents the most significant advancement in space tourism to date.
'Out-of-control' rocket is falling to Earth
May 4, 2021A Chinese rocket that is currently in a failing orbit is likely to at least partially survive re-entry and fall to Earth.
Revisited: astronaut saw 'snake' out in space
VIDEO Apr 4, 2021Veteran astronaut Franklin Story Musgrave saw what he described as 'the snake' during several space missions.
Microbes 'unknown to science' found on ISS
Mar 18, 2021Scientists have discovered three strains of bacteria on the orbiting outpost that have never been seen before.
Two probes arrive at Mars mere hours apart
VIDEO Feb 11, 2021Space probes sent by China and the United Arab Emirates have both entered into orbit around Mars.
4 astronauts launch to ISS aboard Crew Dragon
Nov 16, 2020The second ever manned flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft saw the new ISS crew blast into orbit.
Pentagon to build first military space station ?
Jul 19, 2020The US Space Force is reportedly working on plans for an experimental outpost in orbit around the Earth.
Green glow detected on Mars for the first time
Jun 17, 2020An orbiting spacecraft has picked up a phenomenon that, until now at least, had only been seen on Earth.
Virgin Orbit debut rocket launch ends in failure
May 26, 2020Sir Richard Branson's new satellite launching company didn't have much luck with its debut flight yesterday.
'Active' Jupiter trojan is the first of its kind
May 22, 2020Astronomers have spotted something unexpected in an object that shares the same orbit as the gas giant Jupiter.
'One-in-a-million' Super-Earth discovered
May 14, 2020Astronomers have identified a distant exoplanet with a size and orbit comparable to that of the Earth.
How do astronauts exercise aboard the ISS ?
Apr 5, 2020The crew of the orbital outpost have created a video explaining how they manage to stay fit in space.
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