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NASA launches weather service from the surface of Mars

NASA has launched a daily weather report from the surface of Mars, and February's maximum temperatures might not be as chilly as you think.

20/02/2019

Economy

Watch in full: Bolsonaro, Davos disrupters, and space

Catch up with Tuesday's episode of Raw Politics.

22/01/2019

World News

Asteroids are crashing into Earth more often than before, study finds

Asteroids are crashing into Earth more often than before but don't worry, there's no immediate danger — the next one is set to cross our paths in more than 800 years.

18/01/2019

China

Chinese researchers sprout seeds on the moon for first time ever

Cotton seeds transported to the moon earlier this month have sprouted, Chinese researchers have said

15/01/2019

Russia

Russia's space agency loses control of Spektr-R satellite

Spektr-R satellite is continuing to transmit signals, but scientists have been unable to control the satellite since Friday

12/01/2019

China

Watch: China releases video showing far side of the moon

The Chang'e-4 probe landed on January 3. It was the first to ever land on the dark side of the moon.

11/01/2019

Canada

Scientists discover mysterious repeating radio signal from deep space

A group of Canadian scientists have discovered a repeating radio signal, the second of its kind ever found, emitted from an unknown location in deep space

10/01/2019

World News

Lunar eclipse 'Blood Moon' coming soon and is last one until 2021

A total lunar eclipse will be visible in western Europe on January 21.

09/01/2019

China

China lands rover on dark side of the moon

China becomes first nation to land rover on dark side of the moon

03/01/2019

World News

Spacecraft beams back first images of most distant object observed

Spacecraft beams back first images of most distant object observed

02/01/2019

World News

NASA explorer rings in the New Year with flyby of faraway cosmic body

The US space agency's New Horizons probe made a successful flyby of the Ultima Thule.

01/01/2019

World News

Antarctic scientists record 'eerie' sounds of space

Scientists at a research station in Antarctica recorded "eerie" sounds of space using a receiver which lies beneath the Earth's geomagnetic field lines

28/12/2018

USA

Sending people to Mars is 'stupid,' says former US astronaut

Bill Anders was on the first mission to successfully orbit the Moon in 1968.

24/12/2018

World News

Saturn 'losing its rings', new NASA research finds

The planet is losing its rings at a "worst-case-scenario" rate, according to the space agency

22/12/2018

World News

Astronomers find 'most distant object in our Solar System'

The most distant object ever observed in our Solar System has been discovered by an international team of astronomers. With current technology, it would take a space probe more than 40 years to reach "Farout"

18/12/2018

USA

Watch this space: Four rockets set for blast-off in busy 24 hours

SpaceX, Blue Origin, Arianespace and United Launch Alliance all have rockets scheduled for lift-off today. Here's how to watch them.

18/12/2018

World News

Comet flyby to be visible with naked eye

Comet 46P/Wirtanen will be visible from dark-sky locations tonight as it safely buzzes Earth at a distance of only 11.7 million kilometers.

16/12/2018

World News

'Flurry of shooting stars' to light up the sky

If you want to wish upon a shooting star, the annual Geminids meteor shower is to be at its peak on Thursday and Friday!

13/12/2018

USA

Virgin Galactic aims 'to reach space' on test flight

SpaceShipTwo is expected to reach an altitude of 80 kms.

13/12/2018

World News

NASA's Voyager 2 'leaves Solar System' and enters interstellar space

Probe becomes the second human-made object to leave the Solar System and enter the realm of interstellar space.

11/12/2018