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10 weird objects sent into space

Elon Musk sent his sports car into space at the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch, but he’s not the only one who has launched strange objects out of this world.

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World’s first dance club in zero gravity takes off

Clubbers from across the globe beat over 30,000 applicants to secure their spot on a 'weightless' flight over the Mediterranean.

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Elon Musk: The man who launched a car towards Mars

"Apparently, there is a car in orbit around Earth” tweeted the US entrepreneur who's new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, was sent into space with “Don’t panic!” stamped on the dashboard and David Bowie playing on the speaker.

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Billionaire Musk successfully launches world's largest rocket.

The world's most powerful rocket roared into space in another milestone for entrepreneur Elon Musk's private rocket service.

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Watch again: Elon Musk launches the world’s biggest operational rocket

Entrepreneur Elon Musk made a bid to make space history on Tuesday evening.

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Space X launches Tesla to Mars, with Bowie playing in the background

Euronews space correspondent Jeremy Wilks explains how Tuesday's Space X launch is different from all the others — and why it's so important.

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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

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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"

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Ariane alert as contact lost

Two commercial satellites have been placed in orbit by an Ariane 5 rocket. The good news comes after mission control briefly lost contact with the craft in a rare malfunction.

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Brief: Catalan leaders pow wow in Brussels and the EU explores new opportunities in space

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from the EU's de facto political capital.

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Europe explores new opportunities in space

The 10th Conference on European Space Policy is underway in Brussels. The space industry was there to lobby the EU to increase spending. On offer, cutting edge technologies that could give the Europe a competitive advantage over its economic rivals.

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10 years of Columbus, Europe's orbiting space lab

Since it blasted off ten years ago, Columbus has been used to grow plants, research new metals and probe astronauts' blood, bodies and brains.

China

A space station is falling to Earth. Here's where it could land.

Experts say there's no need to panic.

India

India launches 100th satellite

India is expanding it's space programme

USA

New study reveals water more plentiful on Mars than previously thought

Astronauts visiting the Red Planet would just need a ‘bucket and shovel to have all the water they need’, say experts.

Japan

Astronaut worried about transport home after space growth spurt

Norishige Kanai has grown nine centimetres in just three weeks, sparking fears he won’t fit into the vehicle that will take him back to Earth.

Portugal

New project launched to maximise space technology

Astropreneur project aims to encourage startup space technology and apply to other more traditional industries such as agriculture

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.

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Ozone layer recovering thanks to chemical ban, NASA confirms

Scientists have credited the Montreal Protocol with bringing about the recovery of the protective layer

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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.