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NASA tests out world's most powerful rocket
VIDEO Mar 12, 2015The successful test saw the enormous booster put out a staggering 3.6 million pounds of thrust.
Dawn probe arrives in orbit around Ceres
Mar 7, 2015The spacecraft is now set to spend the next 16 months studying the largest object in the asteroid belt.
Hawking: space travel will save mankind
Feb 21, 2015The celebrated physicist compared the exploration of space to 'life insurance' for the human race.
Is it possible to build a space elevator ?
Feb 21, 2015While undeniably useful, the concept of a space elevator may simply be impractical in the real world.
Frank Drake criticizes plan to contact aliens
Feb 17, 2015The legendary astronomer believes that it would be 'silly' to try sending messages in to space.
Hubble captures 'smiley face' in space
Feb 12, 2015The Hubble Space Telescope has managed to photograph a rather jovial looking galaxy cluster.
New project aims to message nearby worlds
Feb 9, 2015Astronomers are planning to send radio messages to Earth-like worlds within a range of 20 light years.
NASA gets green light for mission to Europa
Feb 4, 2015The space agency has secured enough funding to develop a mission to explore Jupiter's icy moon.
New data hints at water volcanoes on Ceres
Jan 24, 2015Scientists believe that the two mystery bright spots on Ceres could be water spewing in to space.
Wormhole may exist at center of our galaxy
Jan 22, 2015A new study has opened up the possibility that the center of our galaxy is actually a massive wormhole.
Mystery radio bursts picked up in real time
Jan 20, 2015Astronomers have been picking up strange unexplained radio bursts from the depths of space.
Elon Musk to build global 'space Internet'
Jan 19, 2015The SpaceX CEO is planning to set up a new, faster global Internet and use the profits to colonize Mars.
Sarah Brightman begins training for ISS visit
Jan 17, 2015The 'Phantom of the Opera' singer is set to spend ten days aboard the space station in October.
ISS ammonia leak forces US crew evacuation
Jan 14, 2015A leak in the American part of the station has forced the crew to take refuge in the Russian section.
Has the Beagle 2 Mars probe been found ?
Jan 13, 2015The ill-fated spacecraft disappeared without a trace after reaching Mars more than ten years ago.
SpaceX rocket landing attempt has failed
Jan 10, 2015The American firm has been attempting to develop rocket parts that can be returned to Earth and reused.
New Earth-like extrasolar planet discovered
Jan 7, 2015The newly found Kepler 438b is being hailed by astronomers as the most Earth-like world ever found.
New Horizons approaches Pluto after 9 years
Jan 5, 2015The long-running NASA spacecraft will soon become the first ever to visit this distant, icy world.
Dawn spacecraft on final approach to Ceres
Dec 31, 2014NASA's explorary orbiter is due to go in to orbit around the enigmatic dwarf planet in March 2015.
Astronaut releases Earth timelapse video
VIDEO Dec 28, 2014Alexander Gerst has created a breathtaking visual record of our planet as seen from space.
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