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Helium detected on 'super-Neptune' exoplanet
May 3, 2018For 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 Apr 29, 2018ESA'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
Apr 21, 2018NASA has revealed that its ambitious Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway will launch as early as 2022.
NASA to launch new planet-hunting telescope
Apr 13, 2018The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is due to lift off aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday.
Mars probe to begin hunt for signs of alien life
Apr 11, 2018The 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
Apr 6, 2018Space 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 Mar 16, 2018Airbus has been developing a new type of harpoon in an effort to reduce the build-up of space junk in orbit.
Inflatable space hotel could launch by 2021
VIDEO Feb 23, 2018Tourists may soon have the opportunity to book a room in a hotel with a rather extraordinary view.
Fake star generates 'space graffiti' complaints
Jan 27, 2018Astronomers worldwide have criticized the decision to launch a large reflective disco ball in to orbit.
SpaceX launches mystery government satellite
VIDEO Jan 8, 2018Code-named Zuma, the secretive satellite was launched in to orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday night.
Proxima Centauri may have several planets
Nov 6, 2017Observations of our closest neighboring star have revealed the possible presence of multiple planets.
'Monster' planet discovered orbiting tiny star
Nov 1, 2017The planet, which is much too big for its star, defies our current understanding of planetary formation.
Scorching hot exoplanet 'snows' sunscreen
Oct 27, 2017Astronomers have observed an extrasolar planet with some of the weirdest weather conditions ever seen.
How close are we to finding Planet Nine ?
Oct 15, 2017Scientists have developed a computer simulation that defines the exact orbit and behavior of Planet Nine.
China's space station is falling back to Earth
Oct 14, 2017The Chinese space agency's Tiangong 1 space laboratory will hit the ground within the next few months.
Evidence of a massive lake discovered on Mars
Oct 11, 2017NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified the site of an ancient lake on the Red Planet's surface.
Could dust explain 'alien megastructure' star ?
Oct 5, 2017A new study has cast doubt on the idea that astronomers have discovered a large alien structure in space.
'Mars Base Camp' plan to include surface lander
VIDEO Oct 1, 2017Lockheed Martin is aiming to place a space station around Mars and to land astronauts on its surface.
James Webb Space Telescope is delayed again
Sep 30, 2017The launch of the giant orbital telescope has been pushed back from October 2018 to Spring 2019.
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.
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