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NASA's InSight lander is on its way to Mars
VIDEO May 5, 2018The spacecraft blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard an Atlas V rocket earlier today.
Asteroids could be converted in to starships
Apr 29, 2018Researchers have put forward the idea of hollowing out an asteroid and using it to travel between the stars.
New spacecraft could nuke incoming asteroids
Mar 11, 2018NASA is working with US nuclear authorities to develop a spacecraft that can nuke dangerous space rocks.
Voyager 1 fires up dormant backup thrusters
Dec 2, 2017NASA has activated the iconic interstellar probe's backup thrusters for the first time in 37 years.
Billionaire to fund alien-hunting mission
Nov 12, 2017Yuri Milner is looking to send a spacecraft to Enceladus to look for evidence of extraterrestrial life.
Europe withdraws from anti-asteroid mission
Sep 21, 2017An upcoming mission designed to test out the deflection of a large asteroid has hit a bit of a snag.
Cassini set for total destruction on Friday
Sep 11, 2017NASA's long-lived Cassini spacecraft will begin its final descent in to Saturn's atmosphere this week.
Cassini flies in to Saturn's upper atmosphere
Aug 14, 2017The spacecraft embarked upon the first of its final five orbits around the gas giant earlier today.
Voyager 1 and 2 still going strong 40 years on
VIDEO Aug 1, 2017This month marks four decades since NASA's two pioneering spacecraft headed off to visit the gas giants.
PLATO mission to hunt for Earth-like worlds
Jun 22, 2017ESA is set to launch a new satellite that will seek out potentially habitable extrasolar planets.
Joint life-seeking Europa mission proposed
Apr 30, 2017A new proposal has been put forward to send a spacecraft to look for signs of alien life on Europa.
Cassini survives, returns breathtaking images
VIDEO Apr 29, 2017NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured a series of impressive new photos during its death-defying dive.
Cassini begins dive between Saturn's rings
Apr 26, 2017The dangerous nature of the maneuver has resulted in NASA temporarily losing contact with the spacecraft.
Cassini probe prepares for its 'grand finale'
Apr 5, 2017NASA's long-lived Cassini spacecraft will soon begin its first in a series of final orbits around Saturn.
Missing Moon probe found after eight years
Mar 12, 2017A new radar technique has made it possible to locate a derelict spacecraft in orbit around the Moon.
Building blocks of life discovered on Ceres
VIDEO Feb 17, 2017NASA's Dawn spacecraft has found carbon-based materials similar to those found on the early Earth.
Boeing unveils futuristic Starliner spacesuit
VIDEO Jan 27, 2017The new design is lighter and less bulky than the spacesuits worn by the space shuttle astronauts.
NASA announces two new asteroid missions
Jan 8, 2017Known as Lucy and Psyche, the new spacecraft will be studying two relics of the early solar system.
Two 'moonlets' found in orbit around Uranus
Oct 18, 201630-year-old data from the Voyager 2 spacecraft has revealed the presence of two hidden moons.
ExoMars spacecraft is nearing its destination
VIDEO Oct 7, 2016ESA's two-part ExoMars spacecraft is comprised of both the Trace Gas Orbiter and the Schiaparelli lander.
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