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Space debris poses real-life 'Gravity' threat
5-7-2015 |
7
The events of the hit movie could become a reality thanks to the large amounts of junk in Earth's orbit.
Star Wars fans send X-Wing in to space
VIDEO 4-30-2015 | 25
Two amateur astronomers have succeeded in placing a model fighter in to orbit using a weather balloon.
ISS astronaut dons Star Trek uniform in space
4-21-2015 | 16
Samantha Cristoforetti did her best Captain Janeway impression for an epic orbital selfie this week.
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.
Secret D-Day plans found under floorboards
2-10-2015 | 6
Several top secret documents relating to the D-Day landings have been found hidden inside a hotel.
Hubble captures rare Jupiter triple transit
2-8-2015 | 6
The orbiting telescope picked up the moment three of Jupiter's moons crossed its face at the same time.
Are spiders capable of keeping count ?
1-29-2015 | 15
Scientists believe that golden orb-web spiders may be able to count how many insects they've caught.
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.
New mountain-sized asteroid discovered
12-10-2014 | 9
A Russian scientist has identified a huge asteroid that crosses the Earth's orbit every three years.
Writer sends a lamb chop in to space
VIDEO 11-27-2014 | 5
A lamb chop on a fork was sent in to suborbital space as part of a bizarre new book promotion exercise.
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.
ISS narrowly avoids space junk collision
11-8-2014 | 5
The space station performed an emergency maneuver last month to avoid a piece of orbiting debris.
4-acre spider web found in Baltimore building
11-7-2014 | 30
More than 107 million orb-weaver spiders are thought to be responsible for the spectacle.
'Witchmarks' found inside 17th century house
11-5-2014 | 4
Strange marks scratched in to the wooden floorboards were intended to protect King James I from spirits.
Firm sends burger and chips in to space
VIDEO 10-11-2014 | 16
A fast food firm has become the first to send a sample of their cuisine in to orbit using a balloon.
New 'moon' discovered orbiting the Earth
10-6-2014 | 53
Astronomers have identified an asteroid with an orbit so stable that it is almost like a second moon.
Crystals could enable underwater breathing
10-3-2014 | 28
A remarkable new type of crystal is capable of absorbing all the oxygen from the air or water around it.
India's first Mars probe arrives in orbit
9-25-2014 | 32
India's Mangalyaan probe has made history this week by successfully entering orbit around Mars.
NASA's Maven spacecraft arrives at Mars
9-22-2014 | 27
The satellite has arrived in orbit around the Red Planet after a 10-month voyage across the solar system.
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