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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.
Japan set to test miniature space elevator
Sep 6, 2018Scientists 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
Aug 30, 2018Astronauts 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
Aug 19, 2018The 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'
Aug 18, 2018Scientists 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 Jul 25, 2018Scientists 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
Jul 14, 2018Peculiar 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 Jul 1, 2018As 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
Jun 26, 2018China'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
Jun 5, 2018Scientists have come up with an alternative explanation for the peculiar orbits of some distant objects.
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