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NASA to launch new planet-hunting telescope
4-13-2018 |
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The 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
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.
Inflatable space hotel could launch by 2021
VIDEO 2-23-2018 | 4
Tourists may soon have the opportunity to book a room in a hotel with a rather extraordinary view.
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.
Proxima Centauri may have several planets
11-6-2017 | 8
Observations of our closest neighboring star have revealed the possible presence of multiple planets.
'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.
Scorching hot exoplanet 'snows' sunscreen
10-27-2017 | 1
Astronomers have observed an extrasolar planet with some of the weirdest weather conditions ever seen.
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.
China's space station is falling back to Earth
10-14-2017 | 34
The 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
10-11-2017 | 26
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified the site of an ancient lake on the Red Planet's surface.
Could dust explain 'alien megastructure' star ?
10-5-2017 | 379
A 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 10-1-2017 | 12
Lockheed Martin is aiming to place a space station around Mars and to land astronauts on its 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.
Juno set to fly over Jupiter's Great Red Spot
7-10-2017 | 1
NASA's Juno probe will soon be embarking on a long-awaited flyby of Jupiter's most prominent feature.
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