Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally arrived back on Earth after nine months in space. Their SpaceX capsule made a fast and fiery re-entry through the Earth's atmosphere, before four parachutes opened to take them to a gentle spl...
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Nasa and the SpaceX rocket company are to study the feasibility of running a private astronaut mission to extend the life of the Hubble telescope. The orbiting observatory, one of the greatest instruments in the history of science, is gradu...
It looks for all the world like a giant brolly, but there's no rain where it's going. This immense reflector-antenna is heading into space, to "weigh" Earth's forests. It's a key component on the European Space Agenc...
Astronauts at the International Space Station took cover Monday after debris passed dangerously close and threatened their safety. Officials say the debris came from a destroyed Russian satellite....
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Hollywood actor William Shatner will later become the oldest person to go to space when he takes a ride in the Blue Origin sub-orbital capsule. The 90-year-old, who played Captain James T Kirk in the Star Trek films and TV series...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos blasts to the edge of space...
China and Russia have announced plans to build a lunar space station. Russian space agency Roscosmos says it has signed an agreement with China's National Space Administration to develop research facilities on the surface of the ...
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A capsule with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico, August 2, 2020. In this frame grab from NASA TV, the SpaceX capsule is lifted onto a ship, Aug. 2, 2020 in the Gulf of Mexico. ...
The US Air Force has successfully launched its Atlas V rocket, carrying a X-37B space plane for a secretive mission. The rocket launched on Sunday from Cape Canaveral, a day after bad weather halted plans for a Saturday launch. The aircraft...
With some blockbuster space missions under way, 2019 saw some amazing images beamed back to Earth from around the Solar System. Meanwhile, some of our most powerful telescopes were trained on the Universe's most fascinating targets. Here are a ...
Europe has launched the second satellite in its space laser telecommunications network. It will use optical beams to pull pictures and data from other spacecraft and then speed that information to the ground. EDRS-C, as it is known, was sen...
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America's new commercial astronaut capsule has completed its demonstration flight with a successful splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. The SpaceX Dragon vehicle left the International Space Station after being docked there for the past week, and re-e...