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Bidding for space tourism seat exceeds $2.8M
VIDEO May 20, 2021Bidders are hoping to win a seat aboard the first crewed flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft.
Osiris-Rex heads for home with Bennu samples
May 11, 2021NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft is now on its way back to Earth with samples collected from the asteroid Bennu.
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.
Firm invents nuclear thermal propulsion engine
Oct 27, 2020A new type of propulsion system is being developed that could significantly reduce the time it takes to reach Mars.
Musk: 'Starship could go to Mars by 2024'
Oct 19, 2020The SpaceX CEO's upcoming Starship spacecraft/rocket hybrid could launch on a mission to Mars within 4 years.
Dwarf planet Ceres turns out to be ocean world
Aug 12, 2020Scientists have determined that Ceres, like Europa and Enceladus, is home to an ocean of liquid water.
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.
Astronauts rehearse for Crew Dragon flight
VIDEO May 24, 2020Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will be blasting off to the ISS aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft on Wednesday.
Firms compete to build next-gen lunar lander
VIDEO May 2, 2020Blue Origin, SpaceX and Dynetics are each working on their own solutions to landing humans on the Moon.
Real-life warp drive concept is gaining traction
Mar 2, 2020The idea that a spacecraft could 'warp' over vast distances of space may have genuine potential.
Voyager 2 is back online after power glitch
Feb 3, 2020The long-lived spacecraft went into fault protection mode last week after unexpectedly drawing too much power.
Elon Musk unveils new 'Starship' spacecraft
VIDEO Sep 29, 2019The SpaceX CEO revealed the impressive new vehicle at a live-streamed event in Texas on Saturday.
Gallup poll: 'Government is covering up UFOs'
Sep 8, 2019The majority of Americans believe that the US government knows more than it is letting on about UFOs.
Musk: 'Starship 2.0 could be twice as big'
Sep 4, 2019Elon Musk has hinted that SpaceX's next-generation interplanetary spacecraft could be absolutely huge.
Mystery X-37B space plane breaks new record
Aug 26, 2019The US military's secretive pint-sized spacecraft has now spent a whopping 717 days up in space non-stop.
SpaceX Starship update coming later this month
VIDEO Aug 4, 2019Elon Musk's private space firm has been developing a spacecraft capable of landing humans on other worlds.
'LightSail 2' deploys its solar sail in Earth's orbit
VIDEO Jul 24, 2019The experimental project could one day make it possible for solar sails to propel spacecraft to other worlds.
Secretive X-37B space plane caught on camera
Jul 6, 2019For the first time, someone has managed to snap an image of the enigmatic mini-shuttle in Earth's orbit.
Fusion could power spacecraft within 10 years
VIDEO Jun 17, 2019A new type of nuclear fusion propulsion system could see spacecraft make it to Saturn in a matter of months.
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