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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.
Philae probe successfully lands on comet
Nov 12, 2014Rosetta's companion spacecraft has made history today by touching down on the surface of a comet.
NASA's Orion spacecraft to launch next month
VIDEO Nov 5, 2014NASA's successor to the space shuttles will be undertaking its first test flight in December.
Cassini spies sun glinting on Titan's seas
Oct 31, 2014NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured images of sunlight glinting on Titan's hydrocarbon oceans.
Philae probe successfully lands on comet
Sep 27, 2014Rosetta's companion spacecraft has made history today by touching down on the surface of a comet.
India's first Mars probe arrives in orbit
Sep 25, 2014India's Mangalyaan probe has made history this week by successfully entering orbit around Mars.
NASA's Maven spacecraft arrives at Mars
Sep 22, 2014The satellite has arrived in orbit around the Red Planet after a 10-month voyage across the solar system.
Probe captures first instellar space dust
Aug 18, 2014NASA's Stardust spacecraft is now believed to have picked up particles from outside the solar system
New Horizons films Charon orbiting Pluto
VIDEO Aug 13, 2014The New Horizons spacecraft has managed to capture the orbit of Pluto's largest moon like never before.
Rosetta probe arrives at comet after 10 years
Aug 6, 2014The European spacecraft has finally reached its destination after traveling over 6 billion kilometers.
Bacteria could colonize Mars before we do
May 5, 2014Extremely resistant forms of bacteria could find their way to Mars by hitching a ride on a spacecraft.
NASA begins building asteroid spacecraft
Apr 10, 2014The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will visit a nearby asteroid, obtain samples and then return them to Earth.
New planet hunting spacecraft planned
Feb 23, 2014The recently selected PLATO mission will focus on identifying Earth-like worlds orbiting distant stars.
Rosetta probe survives 31-month deep sleep
Jan 21, 2014ESA's comet chasing spacecraft has successfully woken up after hibernating for two-and-a-half years.
China celebrates moon landing success
Dec 15, 2013The mission represents the first time any spacecraft has soft landed on the moon in over 37 years.
China launches lunar lander mission
VIDEO Dec 3, 2013China has successfully launched its latest lunar spacecraft in a bid to place a rover on the moon.
CERN runs new anti-gravity experiment
Dec 1, 2013Physicists at CERN are attempting to test whether or not antimatter has anti-gravitational properties.
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