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Three-Man Crew Reaches International Space Station

A three-man space crew from Italy, Russia and the United States on Friday arrived at the International Space Station...

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Google Maps Adds the International Space Station

The International Space Station has become the first “off planet” addition to Google Maps’ Street View facility....

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Neil Armstrong Moon Bag Sells For $1.8mn In New York

A bag Neil Armstrong used to collect the first ever samples of the moon -- which was once nearly thrown out with the...

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Elon Musk Says Successful Maiden Flight For Falcon Heavy Unlikely

SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk has downplayed the chances of a successful inaugural flight for his Falcon Heavy space...

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Neil Armstrong Moon Bag On Sale For Up To $4 Million

Once nearly thrown out with the trash, a bag that Neil Armstrong used to collect the first ever samples of the moon...

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NASA Releases New Images of Raging Storm On Jupiter

NASA on Wednesday released a series of stunning images of a raging storm on Jupiter, known as the Great Red Spot,...

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NASA Probe Successfully Peers Into Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

A NASA spacecraft, Juno, has successfully peered into the giant storm raging on Jupiter, known as the Great Red Spot,...

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Meet the Brains Behind the Epic Innovation

Ghana has become the first Sub-Saharan African country to send a satellite into orbit around the earth. The satellite,...

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Trump Offers Bold Space Goals But Fills In Few Details

The White House has championed a new era of US leadership in space, but its aspirations are complicated by tight...

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Akufo-Addo Congratulates All Nations University For Satellite Launch

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated All Nations University Space Laboratory team for putting Ghana...

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Pence Vows To Send Astronauts To Mars and Launch A Return To the Moon

Vice President Mike Pence vowed Thursday to usher in a 'new era' of American leadership in space, with a return to the...

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Pence Vows ‘new Era’ In US Space Exploration, But Few Details

US Vice President Mike Pence vowed Thursday to usher in a "new era" of American leadership in space, with a return to...

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After Two Delays, SpaceX Launches Broadband Satellite For IntelSat

SpaceX on Wednesday deployed a broadband communications satellite for IntelSat, after twice ditching launch plans in...

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China’s Attempt To Launch One of World’s Most Powerful Rockets FAILS

China has announced the launch of a powerful rocket designed to carry communication satellites into orbit has been...

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China Heavy-Lift Carrier Rocket Launch Fails

China on Sunday announced the launch of a powerful rocket designed to carry communication satellites into orbit had...

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Japan Reveals Plans To Put A Man On Moon By 2030

Japan has revealed ambitious plans to put an astronaut on the Moon around 2030 in new proposals from the country's...

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Are Asteroids Humanity’s ‘greatest Challenge’?

Throughout its 4.5-billion-year history, Earth has been repeatedly pummeled by space rocks that have caused anything...

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N. Korea Conducts Rocket Engine Test

North Korea recently tested a small rocket engine, a monitoring group said Wednesday, after a US official had...

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Successful SpaceX Launch Delivers Satellites Into Orbit

The American company SpaceX on Sunday successfully placed 10 satellites for the communications company Iridium into...