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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…

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How 3D-printers can take space exploration to the next level

Researchers at the European Space Agency are testing the next generation of 3D-printers to use in Space.

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Growing food in space: A tale of rats, algae and tomatoes

Is it possible to produce food to eat and air to breathe while in space?

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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.

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Cygnus spacecraft reaches ISS

The Cygnus capsule, developed by Orbital ATK, is delivering 8,000 pounds of groceries and gear.

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Record-breaking astronaut Scott Kelly to retire

Record-holding astronaut Scott Kelly is to retire from NASA on April 1, the agency reports. The American made history after spending almost a year on

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Most distant galaxy ever seen - 13.4 billion light years away

Scientists at the space agency NASA say the Hubble telescope has detected a galaxy 13.4 billion light years away. It’s the most distant galaxy ever

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Astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth after longest US space mission

An American astronaut and Russian cosmonaut have returned to Earth after an unprecedented period of almost a year in space for NASA. The time spent

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NASA spaceman Scott Kelly returns to Earth after record breaking ISS stint

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko have arrived back on Earth after nearly a year aboard the International Space

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High hopes Japanese satellite will unravel mysteries of Universe

A rocket carrying an astronomy observation satellite has been successfully launched from southern Japan. ASTRO-H is equipped with four telescopes

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Europe launches Sentinel-3A satellite to help track global warming

Europe has launched a satellite it is hoped will help predict climate change patterns as well as improve everyday weather forecasting. The

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Albert Einstein and the incredible discovery of gravitational waves

Scientists have discovered gravitational waves, ripples in space and time, that confirm one of Albert Einstein’s last unverified theories about the

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Gravitational waves detected for the first time

Scientists have been trying to detect gravitational waves, or ripples in the fabric of space-time, ever since Albert Einstein published his theory

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World condemns North Korean satellite launch

At some time over the next seven days North Korea says it is to launch a communications satellite. Pyongyang has brought the launch window forward

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Scientists predict big things for the tiny CubeSat: 'a satellite in a shoe box'

Tiny satellites the size of a small cube, jam-packed with the most advanced nanotechnologies: is this the future of Space missions? To find out, we

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SpaceX jubilant at success of re-usable rocket

A rocket took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Monday and landed again ten minutes later – the first time such a feat has been achieved. The

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And also... Japan's toilet museum and Peru's skateboarding bulldog

Every Friday, journalists from euronews’ various language teams select stories from Europe and beyond that did not reach international headlines

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British astronaut Tim Peake is on his way to ISS

A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a three-man international crew, including Britain’s first ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut, Tim Peake, blasted

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Europe's LISA Pathfinder begins search for ripples in space

A rocket carrying a European prototype satellite has blasted off from French Guiana. The trailblazing Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, or

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Rosetta and Philae celebrate a year of success for ESA

A year on from Rosetta and Philae's exploits, ESA's historic comet lander mission nears its end