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First extrasolar moon potentially discovered
Jul 28, 2017Astronomers believe that they may have found, for the first time, a moon orbiting an extrasolar planet.
China has 'teleported' a photon in to orbit
Jul 12, 2017In 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
Jul 10, 2017NASA's Juno probe will soon be embarking on a long-awaited flyby of Jupiter's most prominent feature.
Orbiting supermassive black holes discovered
VIDEO Jun 28, 2017For the first time ever, scientists have observed two supermassive black holes orbiting one another.
Magnetic beam could dispose of old satellites
Jun 24, 2017A 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
Jun 5, 2017NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered a rather unusual feature on the planet's surface.
'Alien megastructure' star is dimming again
May 20, 2017The mysterious star has been puzzling astronomers for years due to its erratic, inexplicable behavior.
Exoplanet Proxima b has a 'stable climate'
May 16, 2017Scientists 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
May 10, 2017A 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
May 7, 2017The 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
May 7, 2017Scientists at NASA have been drawing up plans for the demolition of the International Space Station.
SpaceX launches secretive US spy satellite
VIDEO May 1, 2017The private space firm succeeded in sending a top secret US military satellite in to orbit this morning.
Cassini probe prepares for its 'grand finale'
Apr 5, 2017NASA'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
Mar 29, 2017The 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 Mar 19, 2017NASA partner Lockheed Martin is planning an ambitious mission to put astronauts into orbit around Mars.
X-37B space plane is nearing orbital record
Mar 17, 2017The 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
Mar 12, 2017A new radar technique has made it possible to locate a derelict spacecraft in orbit around the Moon.
Orbiting lunar 'spaceport' planned for 2020s
Mar 11, 2017A 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
Feb 9, 2017A 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
Feb 6, 2017The experimental tether had been designed to help solve the problem of space junk in Earth's orbit.
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