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Stunning image shows ISS in front of the Sun
Jul 19, 2019NASA has released a breathtaking photograph showing the space station silhouetted against our solar neighbor.
Secretive X-37B space plane caught on camera
Jul 6, 2019For the first time, someone has managed to snap an image of the enigmatic mini-shuttle in Earth's orbit.
Mobile network balloon sparks UFO scare
Jun 26, 2019Residents of Butler County, Ohio were left perplexed earlier this month by a giant white orb in the sky.
Unusual new impact crater discovered on Mars
VIDEO Jun 18, 2019Photographed by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the crater is unlike anything scientists have seen before.
'Forbidden' planet found in Neptunian Desert
May 29, 2019Astronomers have found a planet with an atmosphere in a region that was thought to be hostile to such worlds.
SpaceX crew capsule test suffers 'anomaly'
Apr 21, 2019An engine test of the Crew Dragon capsule resulted in plumes of smoke rising from Cape Canaveral yesterday.
Nearest exoplanet has potential to support life
Apr 16, 2019Scientists have determined that planets orbiting red dwarf stars may be capable of supporting primitive life.
Pentagon to test space-based weapons by 2023
Mar 17, 2019US defense bosses have requested $304 million to fund the research and development of orbital weapons.
Dust ring discovered in Mercury's orbit
Mar 17, 2019A dust ring like that found in the orbits of the Earth and Venus has been found in the orbit of Mercury as well.
Mars once had a vast underground lake system
Mar 1, 2019Evidence of an ancient interconnected subterranean groundwater system has been discovered on Mars.
New moon discovered in our solar system
VIDEO Feb 21, 2019Scientists have successfully identified an entirely new moon in orbit around the gas giant Neptune.
Space harpoon snags space junk in orbit
VIDEO Feb 17, 2019A spacecraft has successfully demonstrated how a harpoon can be used to clean up Earth's orbit.
Space billboards could display ads in the sky
VIDEO Jan 20, 2019A firm in Russia is working to create the world's first space billboard using a constellation of small satellites.
Spectacular 'blue' dune photographed on Mars
VIDEO Dec 28, 2018This unusual looking sand dune was captured on camera by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).
China unveils its plans for new space station
Nov 7, 2018The 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
Nov 1, 2018ESA'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 Oct 20, 2018The ambitious new mission will see two satellites placed in to orbit around the closest planet to the Sun.
Bizarre solar system is baffling astronomers
Oct 16, 2018Four gargantuan planets have been observed orbiting a relatively young star approximately 500 light years away.
Are there moonmoons orbiting other moons ?
Oct 14, 2018A new study has looked in to the possibility that some large moons may actually have their own 'submoons'.
Neptune-sized extrasolar moon discovered
Oct 4, 2018Astronomers have found what is thought to be the first confirmed moon in orbit around an extrasolar world.
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