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School evacuated due to radioactive uranium
10-26-2016 |
25
Authorities were left shocked when a rock on display in a classroom turned out to be a lump of uranium.
Blue Origin reveals new monster space rocket
9-14-2016 | 9
The privately-funded space firm founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos has revealed two huge new rockets.
SpaceX rocket explodes on the launch pad
9-1-2016 | 64
An unmanned SpaceX rocket at Cape Canaveral has been destroyed in an explosion prior to launch.
NASA fears large asteroid could hit the Earth
8-1-2016 | 24
A huge space rock almost half a mile wide has the potential to hit our planet within the next 200 years.
New find suggests there was oxygen on Mars
7-31-2016 | 15
Manganese found inside rocks on Mars could mean that the Red Planet once had oxygen in its atmosphere.
Mysterious purple sphere found on sea floor
VIDEO 7-28-2016 | 11
A remote-operated deep-sea exploration vehicle has discovered a peculiar purple orb underneath a rock.
SpaceX rocket lands after space station trip
VIDEO 7-18-2016 | 5
The private space firm has again demonstrated the viability of reusable rockets for routine missions.
Mysterious 'alien' space rock discovered
6-16-2016 | 6
A 470 million-year-old meteorite has turned out to be quite unlike any that have been found before.
Hypersonic rocket could revolutionize travel
5-21-2016 | 7
US and Australian military scientists are working together on an ambitious high-speed aircraft concept.
SpaceX finally lands rocket on ocean platform
VIDEO 4-9-2016 | 21
The private space firm has finally succeeded in landing its Falcon 9 rocket on a barge out at sea.
ExoMars probe narrowly avoids destruction
3-26-2016 | 3
After a smooth launch, ESA's ExoMars probe was almost blown to pieces in a rocket stage explosion.
Nuclear engine could get to Mars in six weeks
3-17-2016 | 66
Russia is working on a new propulsion system that has the potential to revolutionize space travel.
Man is killed by meteorite impact in India
2-8-2016 | 43
A bus driver had been walking along the street when a chunk of rock fell from the sky and killed him.
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.
Are comets more dangerous than asteroids ?
12-24-2015 | 10
Our planet may be at higher risk from a large comet impact than from a conventional rocky asteroid.
SpaceX makes history with vertical landing
VIDEO 12-22-2015 | 30
Elon Musk's private space firm has managed to pull off a vertical rocket landing for the first time.
'Dinosaur disco' found on the Isle of Skye
12-2-2015 | 9
Hundreds of dinosaur footprints have been found preserved in rocks along the coast of a Scottish island.
Reusable rocket sees first successful launch
VIDEO 11-25-2015 | 26
Blue Origin has beaten SpaceX in the race to build a rocket that can launch and then return to the Earth.
1,000mph car will be faster than a bullet
VIDEO 10-9-2015 | 9
The UK's Bloodhound SSC rocket car will be attempting to break the world land speed record in style.
'Red Dragon' could return rocks from Mars
9-15-2015 | 4
An ambitious new mission aims to send a spacecraft to pick up samples collected by NASA's Mars rover.
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