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SpaceX launches four space tourists into orbit
VIDEO 9-13-2021 |
18
The ambitious manned mission represents the most significant advancement in space tourism to date.
'Out-of-control' rocket is falling to Earth
5-4-2021 | 16
A 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 4-4-2021 | 38
Veteran astronaut Franklin Story Musgrave saw what he described as 'the snake' during several space missions.
Microbes 'unknown to science' found on ISS
3-18-2021 | 12
Scientists 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 2-11-2021 | 13
Space probes sent by China and the United Arab Emirates have both entered into orbit around Mars.
4 astronauts launch to ISS aboard Crew Dragon
11-16-2020 | 3
The 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 ?
7-19-2020 | 17
The 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
6-17-2020 | 0
An 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
5-26-2020 | 5
Sir 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
5-22-2020 | 6
Astronomers have spotted something unexpected in an object that shares the same orbit as the gas giant Jupiter.
'One-in-a-million' Super-Earth discovered
5-14-2020 | 3
Astronomers have identified a distant exoplanet with a size and orbit comparable to that of the Earth.
How do astronauts exercise aboard the ISS ?
4-5-2020 | 0
The crew of the orbital outpost have created a video explaining how they manage to stay fit in space.
Planets like Tatooine may actually be common
3-16-2020 | 2
Planets with two suns like Luke Skywalker's homeworld may be as common as planets orbiting a solitary star.
Temporary 'minimoon' found in Earth's orbit
2-27-2020 | 7
A tiny natural satellite that may have been in orbit for as long as three years has been spotted by scientists.
SETI to hunt for alien 'technosignatures'
2-16-2020 | 11
SETI is ramping up its search for intelligent alien life by sniffing out indicators of extraterrestrial technology.
ESA to launch space debris collector in 2025
12-9-2019 | 4
If successful, the mission will be the first ever to remove a piece of space junk from Earth's orbit.
Planet found orbiting white dwarf in world first
VIDEO 12-5-2019 | 0
Astronomers have discovered a huge planet orbiting the burnt-out husk of a star that was once like the Sun.
Fireball may have been an orbiting 'minimoon'
12-2-2019 | 3
Scientists have discovered new evidence of a temporary moon burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.
Thousands of planets could orbit a black hole
11-26-2019 | 4
It turns out that planets could orbit a black hole in much the same way as our own planet orbits the Sun.
Planet Nine could be a miniature black hole
9-28-2019 | 7
The undiscovered theoretical planet in the outer reaches of our solar system may actually be a black hole.
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