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Missing Moon probe found after eight years
3-12-2017 |
2
A new radar technique has made it possible to locate a derelict spacecraft in orbit around the Moon.
Orbiting lunar 'spaceport' planned for 2020s
3-11-2017 | 6
A space station could be placed in cis-lunar orbit to act as a stepping-stone towards a trip to Mars.
NASA and ESA to send humans to the Moon
2-9-2017 | 5
A new joint mission will see astronauts orbiting the Moon for the first time in over four decades.
Japan's space junk tether fails to deploy
2-6-2017 | 8
The experimental tether had been designed to help solve the problem of space junk in Earth's orbit.
Legendary astronaut John Glenn dies aged 95
12-9-2016 | 16
Glenn became a national hero back in 1962 when he became the first American ever to orbit the Earth.
Earth to see 25-hour days as rotation slows
12-7-2016 | 10
Scientists have been attempting to work out how long it will take for us to gain an extra hour per day.
New Mars satellite returns first photographs
VIDEO 11-30-2016 | 6
The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has returned a set of high-quality test photographs from the Red Planet.
Scientists discover huge ice deposit on Mars
11-23-2016 | 5
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified an ice deposit with more water than Lake Superior.
NASA astronaut cast his vote while in space
11-14-2016 | 4
Being high up above the planet didn't stop astronaut Shane Kimbrough from casting his vote last week.
Cis-lunar space station could replace ISS
11-5-2016 | 19
There are plans to build an ambitious new space station around the Moon within the next two decades.
Could a dead astronaut spread life to Mars ?
10-30-2016 | 9
If an astronaut dies in space, could their body eventually go on to spread microbes to other planets ?
ExoMars lander may have exploded on impact
10-21-2016 | 58
It looks like the Schiaparelli lander slammed in to the Martian surface after its landing system failed.
Two 'moonlets' found in orbit around Uranus
10-18-2016 | 5
30-year-old data from the Voyager 2 spacecraft has revealed the presence of two hidden moons.
New dwarf planet found beyond orbit of Pluto
VIDEO 10-13-2016 | 24
This tiny, distant world is believed to take up to 1,140 years to complete a single orbit of the Sun.
Is there extraterrestrial life on Proxima b ?
10-8-2016 | 15
Scientists believe that a nearby extrasolar planet is 'likely' to be capable of supporting alien life.
ExoMars spacecraft is nearing its destination
VIDEO 10-7-2016 | 6
ESA's two-part ExoMars spacecraft is comprised of both the Trace Gas Orbiter and the Schiaparelli lander.
Cassini probe begins its final year at Saturn
9-21-2016 | 5
NASA's highly successful spacecraft will soon be getting up close and personal with the gas giant itself.
Juno prepares for close-up look at Jupiter
8-27-2016 | 3
NASA's Juno spacecraft is getting ready to fly within 2,500 miles of the planet Jupiter later on today.
Mystery beach orbs are actually sea potatoes
8-20-2016 | 2
Odd baseball-like objects found washed up on British beaches have turned out to be a type of sea urchin.
Mystery object 'Niku' is traveling backwards
8-13-2016 | 39
A strange object spotted beyond the orbit of Neptune appears to be going around the sun in reverse.
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