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NASA's InSight lander is on its way to Mars
VIDEO 5-5-2018 |
10
The spacecraft blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard an Atlas V rocket earlier today.
Asteroids could be converted in to starships
4-29-2018 | 21
Researchers have put forward the idea of hollowing out an asteroid and using it to travel between the stars.
New spacecraft could nuke incoming asteroids
3-11-2018 | 21
NASA is working with US nuclear authorities to develop a spacecraft that can nuke dangerous space rocks.
Voyager 1 fires up dormant backup thrusters
12-2-2017 | 24
NASA has activated the iconic interstellar probe's backup thrusters for the first time in 37 years.
Billionaire to fund alien-hunting mission
11-12-2017 | 31
Yuri Milner is looking to send a spacecraft to Enceladus to look for evidence of extraterrestrial life.
Europe withdraws from anti-asteroid mission
9-21-2017 | 4
An 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
9-11-2017 | 34
NASA'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
8-14-2017 | 3
The 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 8-1-2017 | 17
This 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
6-22-2017 | 2
ESA is set to launch a new satellite that will seek out potentially habitable extrasolar planets.
Joint life-seeking Europa mission proposed
4-30-2017 | 2
A 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 4-29-2017 | 2
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured a series of impressive new photos during its death-defying dive.
Cassini begins dive between Saturn's rings
4-26-2017 | 10
The dangerous nature of the maneuver has resulted in NASA temporarily losing contact with the spacecraft.
Cassini probe prepares for its 'grand finale'
4-5-2017 | 9
NASA'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
3-12-2017 | 2
A 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 2-17-2017 | 11
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has found carbon-based materials similar to those found on the early Earth.
Boeing unveils futuristic Starliner spacesuit
VIDEO 1-27-2017 | 6
The new design is lighter and less bulky than the spacesuits worn by the space shuttle astronauts.
NASA announces two new asteroid missions
1-8-2017 | 0
Known as Lucy and Psyche, the new spacecraft will be studying two relics of the early solar system.
Two 'moonlets' found in orbit around Uranus
10-18-2016 | 5
30-year-old data from the Voyager 2 spacecraft has revealed the presence of two hidden moons.
ExoMars spacecraft is nearing its destination
VIDEO 10-7-2016 | 6
ESA's two-part ExoMars spacecraft is comprised of both the Trace Gas Orbiter and the Schiaparelli lander.
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