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Spacecraft touches asteroid's surface in mission to grab rock sample

Flight controllers declare success in NASA mission to collect material from an asteroid 200 million miles from planet Earth using the Osiris-Rex spacecraft

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‘How’s the signal up there?’: Nokia to bring 4G to the moon

Nokia says it will build a 4G communications system for the moon, as part of NASA’s plan to establish a long-term human presence there

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Chief astronaut swaps space trip for daughter's wedding

Veteran astronaut Christopher Ferguson has swapped a trip to space to make sure he can make his daughter's wedding

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Potty training: NASA tests new $23M titanium space toilet

NASA is set to launch a new space toilet to the International Space Station for testing.

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Moon rush: NASA looking for companies to help mine the lunar surface

The American space agency says it will pay for moon dust and rocks samples, but not for the trips. It hopes they will be collected by 2024.

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NASA fires booster in latest test for future moon rocket

NASA plans to send the first woman and next man to the lunar surface by 2024, with a goal of exploring Mars targeted for the mid-2030s.

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No supernova: Dust may have caused mysterious dimming of giant star

The mysterious dimming of one of the brightest stars in the sky, which caused a stir among space-watchers at the end of 2019, may now have an explanation.

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NASA astronauts make historic splashdown to Earth on SpaceX capsule

Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are the first NASA astronauts to splash down for 45 years after staying on the space station for two months on a NASA-SpaceX mission.

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NASA launches Mars rover to look for signs of ancient life

A vehicle filled with cameras, microphones, drills, and lasers is part of an ambitious long-term project to bring rock samples from Mars to Earth for analysis in search of life.

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Watch: NASA launches mission to Mars looking for signs of ancient life

The Perseverance rover will roam a crater on the Red Planet for at least one Mars year — about 687 days on Earth.

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Keep an eye out for Comet Neowise, which won’t be back for 7,000 years

Comet Neowise can currently be seen with the naked eye in dark skies - but get a good look because it won't be back for 7,000 years.

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SpaceX astronauts dock successfully with ISS after historic launch

Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have arrived at the International Space Station after the first successful launch of astronauts into orbit by a private company - Elon Musk's SpaceX.

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Bad weather delays Space X launch to send two NASA astronauts to ISS

This is the first time a private company launches a manned flight to the International Space Station

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Hubble at 30: Take a look back at some of the telescope’s best images

The Hubble Space Telescope turned 30 on Friday, and to mark the occasion Hubble released a fittingly awesome image.

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Bored amid lockdown? Look skyward tonight for a special meteor shower

The annual natural wonder is back! At the peak of the meteor shower, the sky is set to fill with up to 20 shooting stars per hour.

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Effects of coronavirus spread to solar system as space missions paused

Spacecraft flying around Mars and on their way to the Sun are being placed on standby as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic spread into the solar system

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Asteroid approaching Earth will not annihilate humanity

Scientists say that sensational headlines about an asteroid approaching Earth in April are misleading.

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'Exceptional' black NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies at 101

Katherine Johnson was eventually portrayed in the 2016 hit film “Hidden Figures,” about pioneering black female aerospace workers.

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Solar Orbiter launches from Cape Canaveral for journey to the sun

The Solar Orbiter, a joint mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA, has launched. The mission aims to give close-up views of the Sun's polar regions and observe its magnetic activity.

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NASA astronauts complete space-walk to fix cosmic ray detector

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) has been capturing high-energy cosmic rays to help research on 'dark matter' and the mysterious dark energy that is speeding up the expansion of the cosmos.