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SpaceX debuts new model of its Falcon 9 rocket
VIDEO 5-12-2018 |
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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.
Mars probe to begin hunt for signs of alien life
4-11-2018 | 14
The European Space Agency's Trace Gas Orbiter will be starting its mission within the next two weeks.
First 'luxury space hotel' to launch in 2021
4-6-2018 | 27
Space tourism startup Orion Span is offering guests the opportunity to spend 12 days orbiting the planet.
Harpoon could drag satellites out of the sky
VIDEO 3-16-2018 | 10
Airbus has been developing a new type of harpoon in an effort to reduce the build-up of space junk in orbit.
Fake star generates 'space graffiti' complaints
1-27-2018 | 27
Astronomers worldwide have criticized the decision to launch a large reflective disco ball in to orbit.
SpaceX launches mystery government satellite
VIDEO 1-8-2018 | 20
Code-named Zuma, the secretive satellite was launched in to orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday night.
'Monster' planet discovered orbiting tiny star
11-1-2017 | 1
The planet, which is much too big for its star, defies our current understanding of planetary formation.
How close are we to finding Planet Nine ?
10-15-2017 | 4
Scientists have developed a computer simulation that defines the exact orbit and behavior of Planet Nine.
Evidence of a massive lake discovered on Mars
10-11-2017 | 26
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified the site of an ancient lake on the Red Planet's surface.
James Webb Space Telescope is delayed again
9-30-2017 | 14
The launch of the giant orbital telescope has been pushed back from October 2018 to Spring 2019.
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.
First extrasolar moon potentially discovered
7-28-2017 | 5
Astronomers believe that they may have found, for the first time, a moon orbiting an extrasolar planet.
China has 'teleported' a photon in to orbit
7-12-2017 | 30
In a world-first, China has succeeded in using quantum entanglement to send data to a satellite.
Orbiting supermassive black holes discovered
VIDEO 6-28-2017 | 4
For the first time ever, scientists have observed two supermassive black holes orbiting one another.
Magnetic beam could dispose of old satellites
6-24-2017 | 2
A French scientist is working on a novel new way to keep Earth's orbit clear of defunct satellites.
Mystery hole spotted at the south pole of Mars
6-5-2017 | 14
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered a rather unusual feature on the planet's surface.
NASA's Mars plan includes new Moon mission
5-10-2017 | 7
A crew of astronauts will spend a year in orbit around the Moon as a trial run for a mission to Mars.
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