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Orbiting supermassive black holes discovered
VIDEO 6-28-2017 |
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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.
'Alien megastructure' star is dimming again
5-20-2017 | 379
The mysterious star has been puzzling astronomers for years due to its erratic, inexplicable behavior.
Exoplanet Proxima b has a 'stable climate'
5-16-2017 | 3
Scientists have been trying to work out what the weather might be like on this recently discovered world.
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.
X-37B returns after two-year secret mission
5-7-2017 | 18
The US Air Force's mysterious space plane has landed in Florida after spending nearly two years in orbit.
ISS may be de-orbited over the South Pacific
5-7-2017 | 26
Scientists at NASA have been drawing up plans for the demolition of the International Space Station.
SpaceX launches secretive US spy satellite
VIDEO 5-1-2017 | 11
The private space firm succeeded in sending a top secret US military satellite in to orbit this morning.
Cassini probe prepares for its 'grand finale'
4-5-2017 | 9
NASA's long-lived Cassini spacecraft will soon begin its first in a series of final orbits around Saturn.
Firm plans to build upside-down skyscraper
3-29-2017 | 27
The bizarre plan would see the world's tallest building being hung upside-down from an orbiting asteroid.
Mars Base Camp mission could launch by 2028
VIDEO 3-19-2017 | 2
NASA partner Lockheed Martin is planning an ambitious mission to put astronauts into orbit around Mars.
X-37B space plane is nearing orbital record
3-17-2017 | 3
The US Air Force's mysterious space plane is on track to break the mission duration record of 674 days.
Missing Moon probe found after eight years
3-12-2017 | 2
A new radar technique has made it possible to locate a derelict spacecraft in orbit around the Moon.
Orbiting lunar 'spaceport' planned for 2020s
3-11-2017 | 6
A space station could be placed in cis-lunar orbit to act as a stepping-stone towards a trip to Mars.
NASA and ESA to send humans to the Moon
2-9-2017 | 5
A new joint mission will see astronauts orbiting the Moon for the first time in over four decades.
Japan's space junk tether fails to deploy
2-6-2017 | 8
The experimental tether had been designed to help solve the problem of space junk in Earth's orbit.
Legendary astronaut John Glenn dies aged 95
12-9-2016 | 16
Glenn became a national hero back in 1962 when he became the first American ever to orbit the Earth.
Earth to see 25-hour days as rotation slows
12-7-2016 | 10
Scientists have been attempting to work out how long it will take for us to gain an extra hour per day.
New Mars satellite returns first photographs
VIDEO 11-30-2016 | 6
The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has returned a set of high-quality test photographs from the Red Planet.
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