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UK prepares for a space launch

A UK commercial space mission is set for lift off Monday evening. A 747 will carry a rocket to 35,000 feet before releasing it to continue its ascent into space carrying satellites.

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Test flights and lunar missions: What to expect in space in 2023

After a year that saw NASA’s successful Orion test flight, here's what to look forward to in space in 2023.

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‘My power’s really low’: InSight lander says final farewell from Mars

The InSight lander made new discoveries about the makeup of Mars.

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NASA's Orion arrives back to earth after landing in Pacific Ocean

Splashing down back onto earth. NASA's Artemis 1 moon ship successfully landed in the Pacific Ocean, ending a 25-day test flight to the moon and back.

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NASA's Orion capsule splashes down after historic Moon test mission

The successful mission now paves the way for a manned flyby mission around the Moon with the crew expected to be announced in early 2023.

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NASA space capsule reaches the Moon for the first time in 50 years

The Artemis Orion spacecraft successfully completed its flyby 130 km above the Moon and managed to re-acquire signal with Earth.

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NASA expert panel begins landmark study into UFOs

US defence officials say there have been around 400 UFO sightings documented by military observers.

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NASA's DART mission hailed a success as asteroid nudged off course

It's the first time humanity has altered the motion of a natural body in space.

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Female Russian cosmonaut hitches a ride to ISS with SpaceX capsule

Elon Musk’s rocket venture SpaceX has just sent a capsule to the ISS, with a Russian cosmonaut sharing the ride with two Americans and a Japanese.

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NASA’s asteroid crash mission has created a 10,000 km debris trail

The DART mission was testing whether a spacecraft could be used to nudge an asteroid off course.

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NASA successfully crashes spacecraft into asteroid

NASA now hopes the collision will change the trajectory of the asteroid, in a first-of-its-kind planetary defence test.

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ESA spacecraft gets ready to unlock secrets of Jupiter and its moons

The JUICE mission will explore Jupiter and its icy moons in the hope of finding signs of life beyond Earth.

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A NASA spacecraft is about to deliberately crash into an asteroid

NASA's asteroid-smashing DART spacecraft is set to hit its target on Monday, in a test run for what to do if one ever threatened Earth.

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket explodes a minute after lift-off

The rocket's uncrewed capsule was safely ejected and parachuted back to land.

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NASA calls off second attempt at Moon rocket launch: What happened?

The uncrewed test flight - called off for a second time - aims to ensure NASA's new SLS rocket is capable of putting astronauts back on the Moon.

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NASA postpones launch of first Moon mission in 50 years

NASA has cancelled Monday's planned launch of its giant SLS rocket for the crucial Artemis 1 mission around the Moon. The next available slot is September 2.

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Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’: how do you see aliens?

Jordan Peele’s new film 'Nope' has begun its international rollout in most European territories this month. But beyond impressive box-office numbers, there’s another reason to get excited about 'Nope': the way it portrays aliens.

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The Moon then Mars? NASA is readying itself to land humans by 2025

As a first step, the Artemis program will send an unmanned spacecraft to orbit the Moon with mannequins and torsos made of simulated human tissue onboard to test how the voyage will affect human beings.

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US and Russian astronauts will swap seats on rockets to ISS again

Russian cosmonauts will fly on US-made spacecraft in exchange for US astronauts being able to ride on Russia's Soyuz.

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NASA craft 'touches' sun for first time by diving into atmosphere

The Parker Solar Probe actually flew through the sun's 'corona' in April but scientists say it took several months to receive the data and confirm the event.