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Space harpoon snags space junk in orbit
VIDEO 2-17-2019 |
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A spacecraft has successfully demonstrated how a harpoon can be used to clean up Earth's orbit.
Spectacular 'blue' dune photographed on Mars
VIDEO 12-28-2018 | 12
This unusual looking sand dune was captured on camera by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).
China unveils its plans for new space station
11-7-2018 | 3
The new orbital platform will be China's first permanently manned space station when it launches in 2022.
Strange 1,500km-long cloud spotted on Mars
11-1-2018 | 18
ESA's Mars Express orbiter has photographed a long white cloud lingering eerily over the planet's surface.
BepiColombo probe is on its way to Mercury
VIDEO 10-20-2018 | 4
The ambitious new mission will see two satellites placed in to orbit around the closest planet to the Sun.
Bizarre solar system is baffling astronomers
10-16-2018 | 6
Four gargantuan planets have been observed orbiting a relatively young star approximately 500 light years away.
Are there moonmoons orbiting other moons ?
10-14-2018 | 9
A new study has looked in to the possibility that some large moons may actually have their own 'submoons'.
Neptune-sized extrasolar moon discovered
10-4-2018 | 2
Astronomers have found what is thought to be the first confirmed moon in orbit around an extrasolar world.
Japan set to test miniature space elevator
9-6-2018 | 18
Scientists in Japan are aiming to one day build an elevator that can carry people and cargo in to orbit.
NASA discovers leak aboard the space station
8-30-2018 | 14
Astronauts have been working to locate and seal a small leak that has opened up aboard the orbiting outpost.
Mystery space plane nears one year in orbit
8-19-2018 | 6
The US military's mysterious X-37B has spent almost a year in space on its latest secretive mission.
Earth may have several orbiting 'mini-moons'
8-18-2018 | 6
Scientists have discovered that the Moon may not be the only natural satellite in orbit around our planet.
NASA captures image of 'spiders' on Mars
7-14-2018 | 7
Peculiar surface features that resemble large spiders can be seen in the latest image from NASA's Mars orbiter.
A space war could make space inaccessible
VIDEO 7-1-2018 | 16
As if space junk wasn't already enough of a problem, a war in space could litter the planet's orbit with tons of debris.
Second Chinese space station acting strangely
6-26-2018 | 13
China's Tiangong-2 space station recently spent ten days 95km closer to the Earth than its usual orbit.
New theory casts doubt on Planet Nine
6-5-2018 | 24
Scientists have come up with an alternative explanation for the peculiar orbits of some distant objects.
Probe to study solar system's protective bubble
6-4-2018 | 0
NASA is launching a spacecraft to study the heliosphere - a bubble which extends far beyond the orbit of Pluto.
New Grace mission will weigh Earth's water
5-23-2018 | 1
The launch of two new satellites in to orbit will enable scientists to study the evolution of our planet's climate.
Interstellar interloper found near Jupiter
5-21-2018 | 8
An asteroid believed to be from another solar system has been found orbiting the Sun in the wrong direction.
Further evidence of Planet Nine discovered
5-18-2018 | 14
A small solar system object with a strange orbit has hinted at the presence of a large, unknown world.
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