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Secret space plane lands in Florida

The US military's experimental X-37B space plane has returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

08/05/2017

World News

Watch: Aurora Borealis from the ISS

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has made another incredible video.

01/05/2017

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Legends of Space, episode 4: The Space Shuttle

NASA's Space Shuttle is our Legend of Space this month

20/04/2017

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Five reasons why the Shuttle programme is a Legend of Space

Space Shuttles flew 135 missions from 1981 to 2011, setting records and inspiring generations. Here are five reasons why it's become a Legend of Space

20/04/2017

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Asteroid poised to make close fly-by of Earth

A large asteroid is poised to make a close pass to Earth on April 19.

18/04/2017

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Interactive map: Where do you look for life on Mars?

Where do you hunt for life on Mars? This interactive video map of the red planet sets out the top landing sites being considered right now by ESA and NASA for their missions in 2020.

31/03/2017

USA

Oldest female astronaut breaks another space record

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

30/03/2017

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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.

16/03/2017

USA

SpaceX to send first tourists around the moon

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

28/02/2017

USA

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.

23/02/2017

USA

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.

22/02/2017

USA

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.

22/02/2017

USA

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.

20/02/2017

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Six reasons why Huygens is a Legend of Space

The Huygens probe touched down on Titan in January 2005.

02/02/2017

USA

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.

28/01/2017

Sci-Tech

NASA reveals what it might be like to land Pluto

What would it be like to land on Pluto?

25/01/2017

Cinema

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…

19/01/2017

World News

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.

19/01/2017

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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.

07/01/2017

World News

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

02/01/2017