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Privately-funded 'mission to the moon' to celebrate Apollo 11 anniversary

A privately-funded space exploration mission to launch in 2019 and to land on the moon will carry a time capsule about humanity and Earth.

19/04/2018

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Rocket fuel inventor dies aged 107

The developer of a space fuel based on liquid hydrogen which made moon flights possible, Barys Kit, has died at the age of 107. The Belarusian-American rocket scientist was one of the world’s oldest men

03/02/2018

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Super blue blood moon: What it means and where to watch it

The lunar trifecta will coincide for the first time in more than 150 years.

31/01/2018

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The Super Blue Blood Moon is coming

NASA is urging sky watchers to step outside on January 31st for a look at what the space agency is calling a "lunar trifecta"

28/01/2018

USA

John Young, US astronaut and space shuttle commander, dies

He was the only astronaut to fly with three different NASA programs, in a career spanning 42 years.

07/01/2018

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Rare supermoon delights stargazers on New Year's day

The impressive supermoon lit up the sky during the first night of 2018.

02/01/2018

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Shift in US space policy? Trump promises trip to moon and Mars

Marking the 45th anniversary of the last Apollo mission, President Trump has pledged to reboot the country's space exploration program

13/12/2017

USA

Trump wants US astronauts back to the moon - and someday Mars

"Imagine the possibilities waiting in those big, beautiful stars if we dare to dream big,” said the US president as he signed his first space policy directive.

12/12/2017

World News

December 2017 'supermoon': Everything you need to know

Stargazers will tonight (December 3) be treated to a rare treat in the form of a "supermoon," during which the Moon appears larger and brighter in the sky.

03/12/2017

Japan

Giant moon cave could one day contain lunar base

Tunnel beneath the surface is thought to have been formed by volanoes.

20/10/2017

USA

These eclipse watchers were more entertaining than the spectacle itself

While the solar eclipse wowed millions, some spectators were more entertaining than the event itself.

22/08/2017

USA

A story to eclipse all others - the first time in 99 years the US goes dark from coast to coast

Millions of people across 14 states stood and waited for a rare and rather spectacular total solar eclipse

21/08/2017

USA

#Eclipse2017: a guide to staring at the shadow of the sun

On August 21st a total solar eclipse will sweep across the United States from coast-to-coast.

20/08/2017

USA

Neil Armstrong's space bag expected to fetch millions at auction

Neil Armstrong's space bag expected to fetch millions at auction

20/07/2017

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The Apollo Missions: Legends of Space

Franck de Winne, Head of the European Astronaut Centre, talks about the impact of the Apollo missions.

13/07/2017

China

Chinese students sample moon life in 'long-stay' simulator

Student volunteers are spending up to 200 days each in a simulated space cabin in China to test future astronauts’ ability to stay for extended periods on the…

11/05/2017

USA

SpaceX to send first tourists around the moon

SpaceX is to launch a tourist trip around the moon next year.

28/02/2017

USA

Last man on the moon Gene Cernan dies at 82

Gene Cernan last man on the moon dies at 82

16/01/2017

New Zealand

Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin evacuated from South Pole

Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, has been evacuated from the South Pole due to a medical condition.

01/12/2016

World News

Supermoon shines over Europe

The phenomenon occurs when the timing of the full moon coincides with the point in the moon's orbit that is closest to Earth.

14/11/2016