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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.
How close are we to finding Planet Nine ?
Oct 15, 2017Scientists have developed a computer simulation that defines the exact orbit and behavior of Planet Nine.
China's space station is falling back to Earth
Oct 14, 2017The Chinese space agency's Tiangong 1 space laboratory will hit the ground within the next few months.
Evidence of a massive lake discovered on Mars
Oct 11, 2017NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified the site of an ancient lake on the Red Planet's surface.
Could dust explain 'alien megastructure' star ?
Oct 5, 2017A new study has cast doubt on the idea that astronomers have discovered a large alien structure in space.
'Mars Base Camp' plan to include surface lander
VIDEO Oct 1, 2017Lockheed Martin is aiming to place a space station around Mars and to land astronauts on its surface.
James Webb Space Telescope is delayed again
Sep 30, 2017The launch of the giant orbital telescope has been pushed back from October 2018 to Spring 2019.
Cassini flies in to Saturn's upper atmosphere
Aug 14, 2017The spacecraft embarked upon the first of its final five orbits around the gas giant earlier today.
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.
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