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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.

16/11/2016

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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.

10/11/2016

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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.

02/11/2016

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The longest delivery order in the Galaxy

A capsule loaded with 2,400 kilos of food, supplies, equipment and science experiments has docked with the ISS, 410 kilometres above the earth.

23/10/2016

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A world view

Video of Earth from the International Space Station (taken from Nasa live cut during the Orbital ATK launch).

19/10/2016

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All you need to know about Europe's new mission to Mars

Mars has long piqued people’s interest – from science fiction tales of Martians to Elon Musk’s goal of one day colonising the planet.

18/10/2016

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President Obama plots a course to Mars and back by the 2030s

US President Barack Obama has revealed that the United States is working in partnership with private companies to send and expedition to Mars and back by the 2030s.

11/10/2016

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'Commencing countdown' astronauts prepare for blast off

French ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is going for a swim, but this is one dip with a difference. Pesquet is taking his last training session in NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at Johnson Space Cente

29/09/2016

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Water on Jupiter's moon Europa? But why should I care?

27/09/2016

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Jupiter's moon Europa 'spewing water plumes'

NASA says it has further evidence that Jupiter’s moon Europa is expelling large plumes of water into space.

27/09/2016

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Microbes and the meaning of life?

Researchers in Japan are hoping microbes from Space could hold the secret to the origins of life on Earth.

21/09/2016

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Record-breaking US astronaut, crewmates safely return to Earth

Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams has now spent a total of 534 days in space throughout his career, more than any other US astronaut.

07/09/2016

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[Watch] ISS spots three hurricanes

Nasa has upload this amazing timelapse footage showing three hurricanes filmed by the International Space Station on August 30.

31/08/2016

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NASA's SpaceX Dragon capsule returns home

NASA’s SpaceX Dragon capsule has returned to Earth carrying a huge cargo of scientific experiments from the International Space Station.

26/08/2016

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NASA's latest launch - to bring back 'scientific treasure'

NASA is counting down to their OSIRIS-REx mission (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer), aimed at bringing samples back from a near-Earth…

24/08/2016

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Look Up! How to watch the 2016 Perseid meteor shower

The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to be one of the best potential meteor viewing opportunities of the year.

11/08/2016

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NASA's Juno probe returns first photo of Jupiter

NASA’s Juno probe has returned its first in-orbit photo of Jupiter.

13/07/2016