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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.
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.
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