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Probe to study solar system's protective bubble
Jun 4, 2018NASA is launching a spacecraft to study the heliosphere - a bubble which extends far beyond the orbit of Pluto.
New Grace mission will weigh Earth's water
May 23, 2018The launch of two new satellites in to orbit will enable scientists to study the evolution of our planet's climate.
Interstellar interloper found near Jupiter
May 21, 2018An asteroid believed to be from another solar system has been found orbiting the Sun in the wrong direction.
Further evidence of Planet Nine discovered
May 18, 2018A small solar system object with a strange orbit has hinted at the presence of a large, unknown world.
SpaceX debuts new model of its Falcon 9 rocket
VIDEO May 12, 2018The new 'Block 5' Falcon 9 was used to successfully place a Bangladeshi satellite in to orbit yesterday.
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.
Mystery surrounds $450M da Vinci painting
Nov 16, 2017The 500-year-old painting, which sold for a record-breaking sum at auction, has a few peculiarities.
'Deadly ghost' kills four men in Thailand
Nov 11, 2017Public health officials have been sent to investigate the mysterious deaths of four men in Kalasin province.
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.
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