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Scientists to trial asteroid redirect mission
9-30-2015 |
12
The new mission will attempt a potentially world-saving maneuver by redirecting an asteroid's trajectory.
'Red Dragon' could return rocks from Mars
9-15-2015 | 4
An ambitious new mission aims to send a spacecraft to pick up samples collected by NASA's Mars rover.
NASA develops new 'self-healing' material
VIDEO 9-2-2015 | 10
The sophisticated new material is capable of healing all on its own within a matter of seconds.
Dawn snaps closeup of 'pyramid' on Ceres
8-26-2015 | 40
The Dawn spacecraft has managed to take a closer look at the anomaly that it spotted earlier this year.
Rosetta records comet fireworks display
8-12-2015 | 8
The Rosetta spacecraft has captured the moment a dramatic jet of dust and gas erupted from comet 67P.
Juno spacecraft to reach Jupiter next year
7-19-2015 | 8
NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft will be arriving in orbit around Jupiter in around 12 months' time.
NASA's New Horizons probe suffers anomaly
7-5-2015 | 33
Just 10 days away from reaching Pluto the spacecraft has suffered an unexplained communications failure.
Rosetta finds exposed water ice on comet
6-28-2015 | 4
The Rosetta spacecraft has found what appears to be patches of ice on the surface of comet 67P.
'Pyramid-shaped' mountain found on Ceres
6-25-2015 | 60
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has identified an anomalous structure on the surface of the dwarf planet.
New Horizons spots polar ice cap on Pluto
5-2-2015 | 9
The approaching spacecraft has snapped photographs of what appears to be polar ice on the dwarf planet.
Messenger spacecraft smashes in to Mercury
5-1-2015 | 21
After more than a decade in space NASA's Messenger spacecraft has ended its mission with a bang.
Has NASA just discovered warp drive ?
4-28-2015 | 70
The space agency has reportedly produced a Star Trek style 'warp field' inside an experimental engine.
NASA plans to give the moon its own moon
VIDEO 3-26-2015 | 42
Robotic grapples will be used to place a boulder from a large asteroid in to orbit around the moon.
Dawn probe arrives in orbit around Ceres
3-7-2015 | 6
The spacecraft is now set to spend the next 16 months studying the largest object in the asteroid belt.
Has the Beagle 2 Mars probe been found ?
1-13-2015 | 19
The ill-fated spacecraft disappeared without a trace after reaching Mars more than ten years ago.
New Horizons approaches Pluto after 9 years
1-5-2015 | 28
The long-running NASA spacecraft will soon become the first ever to visit this distant, icy world.
Dawn spacecraft on final approach to Ceres
12-31-2014 | 23
NASA's explorary orbiter is due to go in to orbit around the enigmatic dwarf planet in March 2015.
Color photograph of comet 67P released
12-15-2014 | 7
For the first time Rosetta's new home can be viewed in full color, even though there isn't much of it.
Orion spacecraft test flight is a success
VIDEO 12-5-2014 | 75
NASA's successor to the space shuttles landed safely earlier today after embarking on its maiden voyage.
Does Russia have a space weapon in orbit ?
11-18-2014 | 24
Speculation is rife over the purpose of a secretive Russian spacecraft currently orbiting the planet.
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