Space

Blue Origin opens up bidding for first ‘spectacular’ space tourism trip in July

Blue Origin, billionaire Jeff Bezos' rocket company, said it is targeting July 20 for its first suborbital sightseeing trip on its New Shepard spacecraft, a landmark moment in a competition…

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U.S. tracking China rocket debris heading to Earth

Remnants of a large Chinese rocket launched last week are expected to plunge back through the atmosphere this weekend in an uncontrolled re-entry being tracked by U.S. Space Command, the…

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Space entrepreneur Max Polyakov acquires South Africa’s Dragonfly satellite maker

Max Polyakov, an ultra-wealthy entrepreneur with ambitions of building a space transportation empire, has acquired South African satellite maker Dragonfly Aerospace, he told Reuters. The deal gives Polyakov an anchorpoint in the booming…

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Astronauts arrive at International Space Station

(Reuters) - A four-astronaut team arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour, NASA said, after becoming the first crew ever to be…

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Sperm bank on the moon necessary to keep world going – scientists claim

Newscom AU - The Australian news portal and American website New York Post report that scientists have begun to lay plans for repopulation, starting with a sperm bank — on…

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Russia, China agree to build lunar station together

Russia has signed a memorandum of understanding with China to construct a joint lunar space station, the national space agency, Roscosmos, announced. The station is envisioned as a "complex of experimental…

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UAE’s Hope Probe enters orbit in first Arab Mars mission

DUBAI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' first mission to Mars reached the red planet and entered orbit on Tuesday after a seven-month, 494 million-km (307 million-mile) journey,…

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Russia successfully test launches heavy lift space rocket after long hiatus

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Monday successfully test launched its heavy lift Angara A5 space rocket after a six-year hiatus in a project President Vladimir Putin describes as having huge…

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China moon probe begins journey back to Earth

(Reuters) - A Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the moon has begun its journey back to Earth, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday, putting China on…

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Capsule with clues about solar system’s origins tumbles towards Earth

A spacecraft has sent a capsule tumbling towards earth, carrying samples from an asteroid that could contain clues to the origin of the solar system, Japan's space agency has said.…

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China sets launch window for mission to moon

China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon between 4 am and 5 am Beijing time on Tuesday (2000-2100 GMT on Monday), the official Xinhua news agency said,…

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China to launch moon probe, seeking first lunar rock retrieval since 1970s

China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon this week to bring back lunar rocks in the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from Earth's natural…

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SpaceX Dragon capsule docks with the International Space Station

Four astronauts riding a newly designed spacecraft from Elon Musk's SpaceX docked with the International Space Station Monday night, in the first crewed mission on a privately built space capsule purchased by…

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Astronomers discover most inhospitable planet ever

Astronomers have discovered the most inhospitable planet ever that rains rocks, with 60 mile deep lava seas and winds of more than 3,000 mph. The Earth size planet has winds…

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Chinese spacecraft set for Mars landing in May

A Chinese spacecraft is expected to land on Mars in May, state-run media reported on Thursday, citing a space agency official. The spacecraft, which left Earth in July, is set…

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Photo Story: The Soyuz MS-16 space capsule lands in Kazakhstan

Photos made available by the Russian State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS on its official website shows the Soyuz MS-16 space capsule at the site of landing in a remote area outside…

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NASA spacecraft grabs sample of rocks from asteroid

A NASA spacecraft touched down on the rugged surface of the Bennu asteroid on Tuesday, grabbing a sample of rocks dating back to the birth of our solar system to…

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Standards for building settlements on the moon take shape as eight nations sign Artemis moon agreements

Eight countries have signed an international pact for moon exploration called the Artemis Accords, NASA announced as the U.S. space agency tries to shape standards for building long-term settlements on…

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UPDATED: Russian, US astronauts launch to International Space Station

A trio of space travelers has launched successfully to the International Space Station, for the first time using a fast-track maneuver to reach the orbiting outpost in just three hours.…

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UAE plans to land a spacecraft on the moon by 2024

The ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum has announced a plan to land a spacecraft on the moon and study its surface by 2024.…

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Photo Story: The exhibition ‘Space design’ in Space museum in Moscow

Visitor examine designs of the fist Russian space designer Galina Balashova during the exhibition 'Space design' in Space museum in Moscow, Russia. Galina Balashova for almost three decades was the…

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European space agency signs deal for asteroid defence mission

The European space agency (ESA) signed a deal worth 129 million euros ($154 million) on Tuesday to make a spacecraft for a joint project with NASA looking at how to…

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Potential sign of alien life detected on inhospitable Venus

Scientists said on Monday they have detected in the harshly acidic clouds of Venus a gas called phosphine that indicates microbes may inhabit Earth's inhospitable neighbor, a tantalizing sign of potential life…

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Photo Story: Perseid meteor shower over Austria

A digital stacked combination of long-time multiple exposures shows satellites and Perseid meteors crossing the sky over a chapel near the town of Herrnleis during Perseid meteor shower, Austria. The…

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Photo story: Perseids swarm over Hungary

A meteorite of the Perseids swarm is seen above the castle of Somosko as seen from Salgotarjan, Hungary, late 11 August 2020, after Earth entered the cloud of dust scattered…

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Photo Story: The International Space Station passes in front of the Sun

The International Space Station (ISS) flies in front of the Sun as seen from the vicinity of Lieskovec, Slovakia, 08 August 2020. Next to it is the sunspot AR2770 is…

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NASA set to launch robotic rover to seek signs of past life on Mars

NASA is set to launch an ambitious mission to Mars on Thursday with the liftoff of its next-generation Perseverance rover, a six-wheeled robot tasked with deploying a mini helicopter, testing…

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UK Defence Secretary to boost ability to handle space threat from Russia, China

Britain will boost its ability to handle threats posed by Russia and China in space as part of a foreign, security and defence policy review being conducted by the UK…

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Photo Story: Comet NEOWISE above Northern America

People watch the Comet NEOWISE or C/2020 F3 passing over the Joshua Tree National Park after sunset, California, USA, 22 July 2020 (issued23 July 2020). The comet passed closest to…

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China launches attempt to land rover on Mars

China successfully launched an unmanned probe to Mars on Thursday in its first independent mission to another planet, a bid for global leadership in space and a display of its…

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Ceremony to mark the 45th anniversary of Apollo-Soyuz docking

A series of photos during a ceremony to mark the 45th anniversary of the docking of a US Apollo space module with a Soviet Soyuz space capsule, at the Museum…

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Photo Story: Comet NEOWISE seen from the International Space Station

A handout picture made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows Comet NEOWISE (short for C/2020 F3 NEOWISE) viewed from the International Space Station (ISS) on 05…

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Photo Story: Comet streaks across north-eastern Hungary

The comet NEOWISE, or C/2020 F3, shoots across the sky at dusk above Cered, northeastern Hungary, 06 July 2020. The comet's path passed nearest to the Sun on 03 July,…

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Ocean in Jupiter’s moon Europa could hold life

The interior ocean in Jupiter's moon Europa may be able to sustain life, NASA scientists believe. Their work is based on computer simulations of the reservoirs below the ice-shell…

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Rare ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse to dim Africa, Asia

Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and southern China will witness on Sunday the most dramatic "ring of fire" solar eclipse to shadow…

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Science and space among the industries of the future – EU Council

Space policy can play an important role in achieving a sustainable EU economy. Earth science and European space data, services and technologies may contribute to the European Green Deal, enabling…

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SpaceX NASA mission astronaut capsule set to dock with space station

US astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will dock to the International Space Station (ISS) later. The men are making their way up to the orbiting platform after their launch…

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SpaceX set for historic astronaut mission

Entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to launch two American astronauts to the International Space Station on Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ending the U.S. space agency's nine-year hiatus…

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NASA SpaceX crew mission cleared to launch

Key officials at the American space agency (NASA) and private launch firm SpaceX have signed off next week's historic mission to the space station. Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken…

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Tom Cruise preparing to shoot a movie in space

American actor Tom Cruise, 57, is set to board the International Space Station to film the first narrative feature outside Earth. NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine confirmed the news earlier this…

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Trump administration drafting pact for mining on the moon

The Trump administration is drafting a legal blueprint for mining on the moon under a new U.S.-sponsored international agreement called the Artemis Accords, people familiar with the proposed pact told…

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Asteroid to make “close approach” with Earth today

A handout Doppler radar image made available by the Arecibo Observatory shows asteroid (52768) 1998 OR 2, which is approximately 2 km in diameter, approaching earth's orbit, 18 April 2020…

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Hubble Telescope marks 30th anniversary with stunning new image

The Hubble Space Telescope has celebrated its 30th birthday by issuing an extraordinary new picture from a distant galaxy. The stunning image is of a vast star-forming region close to…

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Photo Story: Lyrid meteor shower over Spain

A meteor crosses the sky over the town of Ajuy during Lyrid meteor shower in Fuerteventura island, Canary Islands, Spain, early 22 April 2020. The source of the meteors is…

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Photo Story: Starlink satellites above Hungary

A computer-generated image from several long-exposure images shows Starlink satellites (centre) in the sky above the concrete base of a former heating plant in Salgotarjan, Hungary, 20 April 2020. The…

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From isolation to isolation, ISS return to Earth

A crew of three has returned from the International Space Station (ISS) to a very different planet they left last year. Their Soyuz landing capsule landed under a striped orange-and-white…

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Space station crew blast off for isolation in space

A three-man crew blasted off to the International Space Station on Thursday, leaving behind a planet overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic. Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Russia's Roscosmos space…

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Photo Story: Largest, brightest supermoon of 2020

In the photo above a full moon rises above the Salgo Castle pictured from Somoskoujfalu, Hungary. This full moon is known as the Pink supermoon because it is the first…

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SpaceX plans eight-day tourist space trip

SpaceX on Thursday announced plans to send three tourists to the International Space Station aboard its Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission will be the first private trip to space in…

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Scientists detect biggest explosion since Big Bang

Scientists have detected evidence of a colossal explosion in space - five times bigger than anything observed before. The huge release of energy is thought to have emanated from a…

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Airbus proposes a solution to protect Earth from asteroids

It’s a scenario worthy of a Hollywood movie thriller: an approaching asteroid threatens the Earth, and an industry team is busily working on converting a telecommunications satellite into a kinetic…

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Unusual radio signals detected from space

Astronomers have detected alien signals - that is, signals from a foreign galaxy - being emitted in an unusually regular 16-day cycle. Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are not in and…

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Solar Orbiter blasts off on historic mission

An undated handout image made available by ESA shows an illustration of ESA's (European Space Agency's) Solar Orbiter spacecraft against the backdrop of an image of the Sun. The Solar…

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Photo Story: The first Supermoon of 2020

Two people kiss as the supermoon shines over the lighthouse of Favaritx, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, on the evening of Saturday 08 February 2020. The first supermoon of the year…

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US astronaut ends longest spaceflight by a woman

American astronaut Christina Koch landed back on Earth on Thursday, marking the end of the longest space mission ever completed by a female astronaut. The Soyuz MS-13 capsule touched down on…

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Photo Story: When stars fight

A handout photo made available by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) on 05 February 2020 shows an Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) image of the outcome of a stellar fight:…

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Two satellites narrowly miss colliding over US city of Pittsburgh

Two satellites hurtling across the sky at nearly 33,000 mph (53,000 km/h) narrowly missed a collision over the US state of Pennsylvania on Wednesday. The objects in question are an…

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