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Oldest female astronaut breaks another space record

Another record has been set in space – the most spacewalks carried out by a female astronaut.

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Remembering Early Bird the satellite that changed how we communicate

On April 6, 1965 the first commercial communications satellite, Early Bird was launched into orbit.

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SpaceX to send first tourists around the moon

SpaceX is to launch a tourist trip around the moon next year.

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4 Reasons why the discovery of the Trappist-1 star system is important

NASA announced the discovery of seven planets that could host life like on Earth.

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Newly-discovered Earth-sized exoplanets could host life

Astronomers announce the discovery of seven earth-sized planets orbiting a star just 40 light years away from our solar system.

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Astronomers find seven Earth-like planets that could host life

Astronomers announce the discovery of seven earth-sized planets orbiting a star just 40 light years away from our solar system.

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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 from historic NASA pad

A SpaceX Falcon rocket blasted off on Sunday from a Florida launch pad once used to send NASA astronauts to the moon.

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Six reasons why Huygens is a Legend of Space

The Huygens probe touched down on Titan in January 2005.

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NASA remembers Challenger and Apollo 1 disasters

31-years ago the Challenger Space shuttle broke apart little more than a minute after taking off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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NASA reveals what it might be like to land Pluto

What would it be like to land on Pluto?

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The women who helped put John Glenn into space - 'Hidden Figures' tells their story

‘Hidden Figures’ tells the story of three brilliant African-American women who worked at NASA and were the brains behind the flight of the first American astronaut John Glenn into…

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Record for hottest year broken once more in 2016

2016 was the hottest year on record – that is according to data compiled by NASA and the World Meteorological Organisation.

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Astronauts boost space station's power supply

Two astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Friday (January 6) to upgrade the outpost’s power supply.

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This week meet the Quadrantids: 2017's first meteor shower

If you've missed the fireworks of the New Year, don't fret. Mother Nature will give you another opportunity to start 2017 with stars in your eyes

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What's on the agenda for space in 2017?

Twenty seventeen will mark the launch of the space telescope, CHEOPS by the European space agency ESA.

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Out of this world? Astronauts join mannequin challenge craze

Astronauts have defied gravity to breathe fresh life into the mannequin challenge craze.

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Finding the best suit for a visit to Mars

Which kind of space suit will an astronaut wear on Mars?

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Pluto could harbour 'slushy underground ocean'

A frozen area of Pluto, known as the ‘heart’ may harbour a slushy ocean between 150 and 200 km beneath its surface, NASA scientists say.

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World biggest space telescope is ready

The world’s largest and most complex space telescope is finally ready after almost two decades.

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Watch: How ice has melted in the Arctic Ocean since 1984

The stark reality of climate change is unmasked in this new time-lapse video from NASA.