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Scientists to trial asteroid redirect mission
Sep 30, 2015The new mission will attempt a potentially world-saving maneuver by redirecting an asteroid's trajectory.
'Red Dragon' could return rocks from Mars
Sep 15, 2015An 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 Sep 2, 2015The sophisticated new material is capable of healing all on its own within a matter of seconds.
Dawn snaps closeup of 'pyramid' on Ceres
Aug 26, 2015The Dawn spacecraft has managed to take a closer look at the anomaly that it spotted earlier this year.
Rosetta records comet fireworks display
Aug 12, 2015The Rosetta spacecraft has captured the moment a dramatic jet of dust and gas erupted from comet 67P.
Juno spacecraft to reach Jupiter next year
Jul 19, 2015NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft will be arriving in orbit around Jupiter in around 12 months' time.
NASA's New Horizons probe suffers anomaly
Jul 5, 2015Just 10 days away from reaching Pluto the spacecraft has suffered an unexplained communications failure.
Rosetta finds exposed water ice on comet
Jun 28, 2015The Rosetta spacecraft has found what appears to be patches of ice on the surface of comet 67P.
'Pyramid-shaped' mountain found on Ceres
Jun 25, 2015NASA's Dawn spacecraft has identified an anomalous structure on the surface of the dwarf planet.
New Horizons spots polar ice cap on Pluto
May 2, 2015The approaching spacecraft has snapped photographs of what appears to be polar ice on the dwarf planet.
Messenger spacecraft smashes in to Mercury
May 1, 2015After more than a decade in space NASA's Messenger spacecraft has ended its mission with a bang.
Has NASA just discovered warp drive ?
Apr 28, 2015The 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 Mar 26, 2015Robotic 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
Mar 7, 2015The 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 ?
Jan 13, 2015The ill-fated spacecraft disappeared without a trace after reaching Mars more than ten years ago.
New Horizons approaches Pluto after 9 years
Jan 5, 2015The long-running NASA spacecraft will soon become the first ever to visit this distant, icy world.
Dawn spacecraft on final approach to Ceres
Dec 31, 2014NASA's explorary orbiter is due to go in to orbit around the enigmatic dwarf planet in March 2015.
Color photograph of comet 67P released
Dec 15, 2014For 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 Dec 5, 2014NASA's successor to the space shuttles landed safely earlier today after embarking on its maiden voyage.
Does Russia have a space weapon in orbit ?
Nov 18, 2014Speculation is rife over the purpose of a secretive Russian spacecraft currently orbiting the planet.
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