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Temporary 'minimoon' found in Earth's orbit
Feb 27, 2020A tiny natural satellite that may have been in orbit for as long as three years has been spotted by scientists.
Japan to launch Phobos sample-return mission
Feb 21, 2020Japan's space agency has greenlighted an ambitious mission to retrieve a piece of Mars' moon Phobos.
Scientist 'almost certain' that Europa hosts life
Feb 8, 2020A leading British space scientist maintains that Jupiter's icy moon is very likely to be home to alien organisms.
New facility to produce oxygen from Moon dust
Jan 22, 2020A new technique could help make it possible for humans to live on the lunar surface in the not-too-distant future.
Voyager scientist: 'Enceladus may harbor life'
Jan 11, 2020The scientific helm of NASA's historic Voyager missions has suggested that we revisit Saturn's icy moon.
Wolf moon lunar eclipse will be visible tonight
VIDEO Jan 10, 2020Depending on where you are in the world, a penumbral lunar eclipse will be visible over the next few hours.
Fireball may have been an orbiting 'minimoon'
Dec 2, 2019Scientists have discovered new evidence of a temporary moon burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.
MIT deepfakes Nixon's Moon disaster speech
VIDEO Nov 25, 2019An unsettling clip created by researchers at MIT shows Nixon announcing the failure of the Apollo 11 mission.
Scientists have detected water vapor on Europa
Nov 22, 2019The water vapor from one of the Jovian moon's elusive plumes has been directly detected for the first time.
Mystery Moon 'gel' revealed in new photograph
Oct 23, 2019China has published a new image showing the strange substance found by Yutu-2 on the dark side of the Moon.
NASA unveils new Artemis spacesuit prototypes
VIDEO Oct 16, 2019Keen to meet its 2024 deadline for returning to the Moon, NASA has unveiled its first new spacesuits in 40 years.
The Moon: a 'fishing net' for alien life ?
Sep 26, 2019Some of the things that make the Moon inhospitable could also be helping to preserve evidence of ET.
Mystery 'gel' found on far side of the Moon
Sep 3, 2019Scientists operating China's Yutu-2 lunar rover have discovered a strange 'shiny gel' inside an impact crater.
Europa Clipper mission gets the go-ahead
VIDEO Aug 20, 2019An ambitious endeavour to unlock the mysteries of Jupiter's moon Europa is finally moving ahead.
Tardigrades may be stranded on the Moon
Aug 7, 2019Thousands of the Earth's most indestructible creatures may have been deposited on the lunar surface.
SpaceX Starship update coming later this month
VIDEO Aug 4, 2019Elon Musk's private space firm has been developing a spacecraft capable of landing humans on other worlds.
Orbital plan for lunar space station unveiled
VIDEO Jul 21, 2019Mission planners at NASA and ESA have determined the orbital path of the upcoming lunar Gateway.
Original Apollo 11 tapes to fetch $2 million
Jun 29, 2019The only surviving original recordings of the Apollo 11 Moon landing are set to go up for auction next month.
NASA announces 'Dragonfly' mission to Titan
VIDEO Jun 27, 2019A new $850 million drone-like lander will be venturing on to (and above) the surface of Saturn's enigmatic moon.
Jupiter's moon Europa is covered in salt
Jun 14, 2019Scientists have determined that Europa's ocean may be more like the Earth's oceans than previously thought.
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