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First artist on the moon Paul Van Hoeydonck dies aged 99

Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck has died aged 99. For decades he had the honour of being the first and only person to have a work of art on the moon.

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Soviet-era spacecraft from Venus mission expected to crash to Earth

The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions.

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China steps up space race with another successful rocket launch

Three astronauts have been sent to China's own space station to replace the current crew in a bid to reach the moon or even Mars.

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Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi handed over command of the ISS

A change of command ceremony was held on the International Space Station as Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin handed over the keys to the ISS to Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi.

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Katy Perry and all-female crew blasts into space on Blue Origin rocket

The last all-female crew sent to space was in 1963 by the Russians. Among the crew on Monday's flight was singer Katy Perry and TV host Gayle King.

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US-Russian crew lifts off to ISS for 8-month mission

Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut launched on Tuesday aboard a Soyuz spacecraft for an eight-month research mission at the International Space Station.

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US astronaut and Russian crewmates dock at International Space Station

US astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian crewmates took off from the Russia-leased Baikonur facility in Kazakhstan in a Russian Soyuz rocket.

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All-civilian crew orbits Earth from pole to pole in SpaceX mission

The mission is expected to last between three and five days, with the crew orbiting Earth multiple times from the north to the south pole at an altitude of around 450 km.

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In pictures: ESA spacecraft beams back stunning new images of Mercury

The joint European-Japanese mission is only the second survey of Mercury, the least explored planet in the inner solar system.

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Blue Origin calls off maiden launch of new rocket over vehicle issue

Blue Origin is a space tech company founded nearly 25 years ago by Amazon's Jeff Bezos. The New Glenn launch could cement the company as a SpaceX rival.

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Iran claims successful space launch

Iran claims to have completed a successful space launch, with the rocket carrying with it satellite equipment as well as a military payload.

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ESA launches two satellites that will create man-made solar eclipses

Launched from India on Thursday, the two satellites will fly in precise formation down to the millimetre in order to create artificial eclipses.

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Here’s how astronauts in space can cast their votes in the US election

Despite being in orbit, American astronauts can vote in the election thanks to a secure space-based voting process.

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China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space

Three Chinese astronauts are back on Earth after a six-month mission full of scientific exploration on the country's private space station.

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NASA astronaut with undisclosed medical issue released from hospital

The four NASA astronauts, who returned from the International Space Station last week, were initially hospitalised after splashing down on Earth.

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Europa Clipper launches to probe potentially habitable Jupiter moon

NASA's latest mission will explore a potentially habitable ocean world orbiting Jupiter.

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ESA launches planetary defence mission to return to deflected asteroid

Hera will survey the asteroid deflected by NASA's DART spacecraft, the results of which could lay the foundation of Earth's planetary defence system.

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Comet A3: How to see the 'comet of the century' as it passes Earth

Two viewing windows are possible to catch a glimpse of what’s being described as the astrological event of the year with your naked eyes and some luck.

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Billionaire on SpaceX mission completes first ever private spacewalk

The Polaris Dawn mission launched on Tuesday, rocketing the SpaceX team farther from Earth than anyone since NASA's Moon missions.

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Boeing Starliner astronauts to wait until next year to return from ISS

The two test pilots launched to the International Space Space in early June where they were due to stay for a week. They will now return in February.