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Watch: Astronaut's time-lapse shows stunning auroras grip earth

The northern lights gave astronauts aboard the International Space Station a memorable view.

06/12/2017

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NASA fires Voyager 1’s thrusters for first time in 37 years

Scientists were amazed the thrusters worked having been out of action since 1980.

03/12/2017

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Europe’s air pollution satellite publishes first images

Sentinel-5P was only blasted into space in October, but it’s already sending back images of the world’s air pollution.

01/12/2017

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Legends of Space, ep 10: Rosetta and Philae

We look back to November 2014, when Rosetta's Philae probe landed on a comet

23/11/2017

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More than 25,000 Europeans join world’s first 'space nation'

People from every country in the European Union have been recognised as citizens of Asgardia

22/11/2017

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates sets its sights on Mars

"Arabs were pioneers in sciences hundreds of years ago - why can't we do it again?": the UAE Space Agency hopes to set up the first inhabitable human settlement on Mars by 2117, one hundred years from now.

14/11/2017

Sci-Tech

Your bedroom on Mars will look a lot different

Forget about your big bed — and that comfy recliner.

06/11/2017

Russia

60 years on - Laika the dog in space

In 1957 the space race was on between the Soviet Union and the US, but it was the Russians who managed to send the first living thing into orbit

03/11/2017

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Pope Francis asks ISS astronauts about 'man's place in the universe'

The pontiff took part in a 20-minute video call with the crew of the ISS

26/10/2017

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Legends of Space, ep 9: Voyager

The Voyager probes are deeper into space than any man-made object has ever gone before

19/10/2017

France

54 years since the first cat in space

In 1963, after a rigorous training programme, Félicette became the first astrocat.

18/10/2017

Kazakhstan

Cargo spacecraft sets off for ISS

Carrying almost three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the International Space Station crew, the unpiloted Russian Progress 68 cargo spacecraft blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

14/10/2017

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Sixty years since Sputnik - the satellite that changed the world

Sixty years ago, Sputnik became the first satellite in space and changed the world forever.

21/09/2017

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Legends of Space, ep 8: Sputnik: The satellite that changed the world

Sixty years ago, Sputnik became the first satellite in space and changed the world forever.

21/09/2017

USA

SpaceX Dragon arrives home from International Space Station

The cargo capsule was released from the ISS on Sunday, heading back to Earth after a month in space.

17/09/2017

World News

Mission accomplished for Cassini as the probe crashes into Saturn

15/09/2017

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End of space mission for Cassini

End of space mission for Cassini

14/09/2017

World News

New arrivals at the International Space Station

Two Americans and a Russian join the three team members already onboard.

13/09/2017

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Cassini on its final dive towards Saturn

12/09/2017

USA

Voyager probe 40th anniversary

Voyager One was launched 40 years ago on September 5, 1977. It is the only probe ever to leave our solar system

04/09/2017