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NASA launches weather service from the surface of Mars

NASA has launched a daily weather report from the surface of Mars, and February's maximum temperatures might not be as chilly as you think.

20/02/2019

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NASA's Mars Opportunity over as the rover dies after 15 years

The durable NASA rover that rolled along Mars for 15 years has died, NASA announced on Thursday.

14/02/2019

Greenland

Second massive meteorite impact crater found under Greenland ice

"It's exciting that discoveries like that are still possible," NASA glaciologist Joe MacGregor said.

13/02/2019

World

"Long-term trends toward warmer temperatures are clear and continuing," NASA concludes

As debates over policy and science continue, the climate is heating up. A new study just released by NASA and NOAA has identified that the last five years have been the five hottest years on record, with 2018 coming in fourth. It's a stark picture of a world warming at an alarming rate.

07/02/2019

China

China lands rover on dark side of the moon

China becomes first nation to land rover on dark side of the moon

03/01/2019

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Spacecraft beams back first images of most distant object observed

Spacecraft beams back first images of most distant object observed

02/01/2019

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NASA explorer rings in the New Year with flyby of faraway cosmic body

The US space agency's New Horizons probe made a successful flyby of the Ultima Thule.

01/01/2019

USA

Twin NASA probes cap 2018 & start 2019 with a bang

Osiris-Rex arrives at Bennu asteroid, while on New Year's Day New Horizon makes an historic flyby of Ultima Thule.

30/12/2018

USA

2018 Review: A vintage year in Mars exploration

2018 was a vintage year for Mars exploration. NASA's InSight landed on its surface, we found a lake under the south pole, and the ESA-Roscosmo ExoMars rover began to be built in the UK.

26/12/2018

USA

Sending people to Mars is 'stupid,' says former US astronaut

Bill Anders was on the first mission to successfully orbit the Moon in 1968.

24/12/2018

World News

Saturn 'losing its rings', new NASA research finds

The planet is losing its rings at a "worst-case-scenario" rate, according to the space agency

22/12/2018

USA

50 years since Apollo 8 sent men around the Moon

NASA's first moon shot, the extraordinary Apollo 8, marks its 50th anniversary this Christmas.

19/12/2018

USA

Watch this space: Four rockets set for blast-off in busy 24 hours

SpaceX, Blue Origin, Arianespace and United Launch Alliance all have rockets scheduled for lift-off today. Here's how to watch them.

18/12/2018

World News

In pictures: Nasa Juno Cam shows storms over Great Red Spot

In pictures: Nasa Juno Cam shows storms over Great Red Spot.

14/12/2018

World News

'Stable' glaciers in East Antarctica ‘beginning to melt’

It could "reshape coastlines around the world," NASA warned.

11/12/2018

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NASA spacecraft captures first ever 'sounds' of wind on Mars

NASA's InSight lander recorded the 'unworldly' sound of Martian wind

08/12/2018

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American and Canadian astronauts and Russian cosmonaut launch to the International Space Station

Three spaceflyers launched on Monday (December 3) to the International Space Station (ISS) abort a Russian Soyuz rocket.

03/12/2018

USA

NASA to privatise lunar deliveries, use moon as gateway to Mars

NASA has selected nine American companies to develop technologies for lunar deliveries launched from Earth.

30/11/2018

World News

Euroviews. The week that was: Jumping into the unknown on Mars, Brexit and AI

A weekly round-up of the discussions on View that have been driving debate across Europe and further afield.

30/11/2018

World News

The InSight lander's work on Mars has only just begun

NASA’s InSight lander completed a seven-month journey through space after landing on Mars yesterday, but its work on the Red Planet has only just begun.

28/11/2018