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NASA discovers evidence of "liquid briny water" flowing on Mars

NASA is set to announce a “major” new discovery on Mars, reported to be liquid water on the red planet. Follow the press conference with euronews.

28/09/2015

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Soyuz lands safely in Kazakhstan

14/09/2015

China

China looks skywards with construction of huge telescope

A radio telescope, with a receiving surface the size of 30 football pitches, is being constructed in China. After five years of work, costing 176

02/08/2015

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emrates leads way with planned mission to Mars

27/07/2015

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Nasa releases stunning new images of Pluto

Nasa has released a number of stunning colour photographs of the planet Pluto. The pictures have been compiled from four images from the New

25/07/2015

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NASA camera offers fresh perspective on Earth

A NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite has returned its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth from one million miles

21/07/2015

USA

Pluto: is the planet geologically active?

There are signs that Pluto is geologically active. Images relayed by the first spacecraft to visit the planet show icy plains covered in uniform

17/07/2015

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NASA probe "phones home" after surviving flyby with Pluto

Scientists cheer with relief when New Horizons probe makes radio contact with mission control after being silent for 22 hours following its flyby of Pluto.

15/07/2015

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Spacecraft flies by Pluto after a nine-year journey in space

14/07/2015

World News

NASA probe to 'buzz' Pluto in 30 minute flyby

After nine years in space NASA's New Horizons probe will fly past Pluto and its five moons on its way to the Kuiper Belt in the outer regions of the Solar System allowing scientists a close up view of

13/07/2015

USA

Space X rocket explodes en route to ISS

A mission by an unmanned Space X Falcon-9 rocket has ended in failure after the craft exploded after lift-off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The

28/06/2015

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Rosetta space mission extended, ESA announces

24/06/2015

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New EU Sentinel satellite launched to improve Earth-watching operation

A new European satellite has been launched with powerful image-taking capabilities designed to improve the monitoring of natural disasters and global

23/06/2015

World

Philae the comet lander is alive and well

It went into hibernation last Nov. 15. Now Philae is awake again. Before release, the lander on the comet ‘Tchouri’ had spent more than 10 years on

15/06/2015

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[Gallery] Astronaut's stunning pictures of Europe from space

15/06/2015

World News

Philae reawakening gives scientists new hope

Scientists at the European Space Agency are hoping to make up for lost time, gathering data from a re-awoken robotic space probe. The Philae lander

15/06/2015

World News

Spacecraft Philae wakes up after seven months on a comet and contacts mother Earth

The European Space Agency says the comet lander Philae has woken up after seven months and sent messages back to Earth. Last November Philae became

14/06/2015

Russia

Space trio lands safely after 199 days in orbit

It was a happy landing for the three astronauts returning to earth this Thursday (June 11), after more than six months spent in space.

11/06/2015

Russia

Rocket failures deal heavy blow to Russia space programme

Russia’s space industry has been dealt one of its heaviest blows since the Soviet collapse after back-to-back rocket launch failures. Russian Deputy

21/05/2015

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