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Planet takes 1 million years to orbit its sun
1-26-2016 |
16
Astronomers have identified what is believed to be the largest solar system ever discovered.
Could orbiting space junk cause World War 3 ?
1-26-2016 | 11
Scientists have warned that space debris collisions could have the potential to provoke armed conflict.
'Strong evidence' in case for 9th planet
1-21-2016 | 49
Astronomers in the US believe that there could be a large undiscovered planet in our own solar system.
Apollo 16 rocket impact site mystery solved
1-9-2016 | 8
Scientists have finally discovered the spot where Apollo 16's S-IVB rocket stage impacted on the moon.
New SpaceShipTwo to be unveiled next month
1-5-2016 | 10
Virgin Galactic will be debuting the second of its suborbital space tourism vehicles in February.
Secret US Cold War space station revealed
1-5-2016 | 18
The United States once planned to build an orbiting outpost to help gather intelligence about the USSR.
'Alien structure' found around distant star?
VIDEO 10-14-2015 | 379
Astronomers have been left puzzled by a star that appears to have an unexplained mass orbiting around it.
Juno spacecraft to reach Jupiter next year
7-19-2015 | 8
NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft will be arriving in orbit around Jupiter in around 12 months' time.
Mars-like extrasolar planet discovered
6-20-2015 | 3
Astronomers have identified a planet the size of Mars orbiting a star 200 light years from the Earth.
Pluto's moons tumble about in absolute chaos
6-4-2015 | 11
The smaller moons of Pluto are now believed to wobble about unpredictably as they orbit the dwarf planet.
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.
Cosmic rays could damage astronauts' brains
5-2-2015 | 25
Cosmic radiation could be the single biggest problem for future astronauts embarking on a trip to Mars.
Messenger spacecraft smashes in to Mercury
5-1-2015 | 21
After more than a decade in space NASA's Messenger spacecraft has ended its mission with a bang.
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.
'Mirage planets' may complicate hunt for life
2-13-2015 | 0
Some extrasolar planets that appear to be habitable may have lost the capacity to support life long ago.
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.
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.
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