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NASA retires its planet-hunting Kepler telescope

The spacecraft, which discovered some 2,600 planets outside of the solar system, has run out of fuel.

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Musk’s SpaceX signs up first private passenger to fly around the moon

The company will reveal who is flying and why on Monday.

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Scientists reveal the exoplanet most likely to spawn alien life

“We determined that Kepler-452b is the most likely exoplanet that we know of on which life may have originated because of its star, Kepler-452, and because of its distance from the star,” the study’s lead author, Paul Rimmer, told Euronews.

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China says its space station project will be open to all UN Member Sta

Announcement is in contrast with United States who barred China from the ISS

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#AskSpace: How much space junk is there actually out there?

And the amount of space debris is not the only thing that matters. What can be done with it? Is recycling possible?

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'Boom, we have an answer!' - Gaia's revolution in astronomy

Astronomy is undergoing a revolution with the release of precision data on 1.7 billion stars in our galaxy from the Gaia space telescope. We head to the historic Observatory of Paris and ESA's ESTEC base in the Netherlands to find out more.

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NASA to use 3D-printed parts for spacecraft for first time

As NASA prepares to send a spacecraft deeper into space than ever before, it will do so achieving yet another milestone: For the first time ever, some of the spacecraft's components will be 3D printed. An innovation that could speed up space exploration.

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#AskSpace: What do we know about the multiverse and the big bang?

Do we have any proof of a multiverse, and can we see anything before the big bang? We put your questions to the experts in #AskSpace.

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How astronaut health studies help us Earthlings

If you have a bad back, you have something in common with the average astronaut. We investigate medical research in space and what it means for us on the ground in this episode of Space.

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The moon formed inside a hot cosmic doughnut, scientists say

The new theory is part of an 'intense rethinking' of lunar formation over the past decade.

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Is there life out there? We head to 'Mars on Earth' to find out

Many scientists believe there could be life on the other moons and planets of our solar system. We report on the latest in astrobiology research from the Mars-like environment of the Rio Tinto in southern Spain.

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Space X launches Tesla to Mars, with Bowie playing in the background

Euronews space correspondent Jeremy Wilks explains how Tuesday's Space X launch is different from all the others — and why it's so important.

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First alien star system with as many planets as our own discovered

A joint effort between NASA scientists and Google artificial intelligence specialist has led to the discovery of a star system with as many worlds as our own.

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Three-man crew returns from space station

A capsule carrying U.S., Russian and Italian astronauts from the International Space Station landed in Kazakhstan

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Italy's 60-year-old astronaut Paolo Nespoli comes back to Earth

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Poll: Who should be Euronews' Space Personality of the Year?

United Kingdom

Rare fireball blazes over England

There were 68 reported sightings of the 'bolide' fireball in England, Wales and France

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What can be done about space debris?

There are 29,000 tracked pieces of space debris in orbit, and a million more too small to follow. They pose a risk to astronauts and satellites. So what can be done?

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Watch: What has Earth looked like for the past 20 years?

NASA released a 20-year time-lapse of Earth, showing how our planet has changed

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Here's what E.T. could actually look like

Aliens may be more like us than we think, according to evolutionary biology.