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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.
Lake of liquid water discovered on Mars
VIDEO 7-25-2018 | 10
Scientists believe that they have identified a body of water situated beneath the planet's south polar ice cap.
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.
SpaceX debuts new model of its Falcon 9 rocket
VIDEO 5-12-2018 | 6
The new 'Block 5' Falcon 9 was used to successfully place a Bangladeshi satellite in to orbit yesterday.
Helium detected on 'super-Neptune' exoplanet
5-3-2018 | 0
For the first time ever, scientists have detected helium in the atmosphere of a planet in orbit around a distant star.
Proof of life on Mars may come 'within months'
VIDEO 4-29-2018 | 14
ESA's Trace Gas Orbiter has started its mission to seek out traces of biologically-produced methane on Mars.
Work on lunar space station to begin in 2019
4-21-2018 | 5
NASA has revealed that its ambitious Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway will launch as early as 2022.
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