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Iran to launch new generation of satellites

Iran is planning to send a new generation of satellites into orbit to mark the 33rd anniversary of t...

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New images reveal lava flows on Mars

Newly released images from ESA’s Mars Express orbiter show lava flows on the planet.

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Iran launches small satellite into orbit

Iran successfully launched a new small satellite into orbit.

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Iran reports launch of small satellite into orbit

Iran successfully launched a new small satellite into orbit early Friday, state media reported, the ...

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Russia launches space freighter to ISS

A Russian Soyuz-U rocket carrying the Progress M-14M cargo spacecraft was launched just after midnig...

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Sun helping to ‘scrub’ space trash from orbit

A report released by the NASA suggested that solar activity might be able to help alleviate the spac...

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Lunar orbiter captures huge crater on moon

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured shots of a massive Aristarchus crater on moon, whic...

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Twin NASA probes reach lunar orbit

GRAIL-B, reached its lunar orbit at 2243 GMT Sunday, while GRAIL-A started orbiting moon at 2200 GMT...

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First of two NASA probes in lunar orbit

Aimed at unlocking the mysteries of the Moon, the first of the two NASA aircrafts entered the luna...

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When is the winter solstice?

The official onset of winter and the beginning of the end for long, dark nights in the northern hemi...

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Russia`s Mars probe will crash to Earth in January

A Russian spacecraft bound for a moon of Mars and stuck in Earth`s orbit will come crashing back nex...

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ISS orbit raised by 1.8 km

The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) was Thursday elevated by 1.8 km by Russia`s Missi...

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Russia is resigned to losing Mars moon probe

The unmanned $170 million Phobos-Ground was launched two weeks ago and reached preliminary Earth orb...

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Russia races to rescue Mars probe from Earth orbit

A Russian spacecraft on its way to Mars with 12 tons of toxic fuel is stuck circling the wrong plane...

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Giant asteroid set to whizz past Earth

A huge asteroid will pass closer to Earth than the moon Tuesday, giving scientists a rare chance for...

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China spacecraft dock together in orbit over Earth

Two unmanned Chinese spacecraft docked successfully and were orbiting the Earth together Thursday.

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ISS orbit readjusted by 3 km

The orbit of the International Space Station has been raised by 3.1 km, a spokesman for Russia`s Mis...

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Russia launches military satellite

Russia Wednesday successfully put a military satellite into orbit, an official said.

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Six-tonne satellite to fall from orbit

A six-tonne satellite, launched in 1991 and which completed its mission in 2005, will now fall out o...

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Space junk littering orbit; might need cleaning up

Space junk has made such a mess of Earth`s orbit that experts say we may need to finally think about...

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Russian cargo flight to space station crashes

A Russian spacecraft supplying six astronauts aboard ISS failed to reach orbit and burned up in the ...

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Russia plans orbiting hotel in space

Russian firms unveiled their plans at the country`s premiere air show this week at Zhukovsky.

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Nigeria launches 2 new satellites into orbit

Nigeria launched two observation satellites into orbit Wednesday, and authorities said they hoped to...

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Russia to launch `space hotel`

A five-day stay in the hotel, which would house seven guests in four cabins, would cost 100,000 poun...

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ISS to be de-orbited, sunk in Pacific after 2020

Built with great difficulty and labour, the International Space Station (ISS) will be de-orbited and...

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GSAT-12 placed in geosynchronous orbit

On July 15, PSLV-C17 injected GSAT-12 into an elliptical transfer orbit.

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Twin NASA probes successfully enter lunar orbit

After two years of space travel in the Earth’s orbit, the twin NASA probes have finally reached the ...

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Neptune completes revolution of sun

The blue coloured eighth planet of the solar system, will this year complete its first revolution of...

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Atlantis docks with space station one last time

Space shuttle Atlantis Sunday arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) for one final visit.

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GSAT-8 placed in geosynchronous orbit

GSAT-8 is presently located at 47 degree East longitude and is being moved towards 55 degree East.

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Orbit of GSAT-8 satellite raised further

GSAT-8 perigee has been raised to 32,385 km, the apogee height remains at 35,768 km.

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Orbit raising operation of GSAT-8 conducted successfully

The first critical orbit-raising manoeuvre of GSAT-8 was successfully conducted on Sunday.

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Part of brain ‘switches off when a woman is having orgasm’

Dutch researchers have unraveled the secrets behind female orgasms.

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Asteroid with power of 15 atomic bombs to pass moon`s orbit

An asteroid with potential power of 15 atomic bombs will make its closest approach to Earth tonight.

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NASA’s Mars Orbiter completes 5-yr mark

NASA’s prolific Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has completed five years of circling the Red Planet.

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Space qualified `moon` trees thriving in US

Space travellers are living out their lives away from the limelight, after having orbited the moon 3...

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NASA, SpaceX giddy over historic orbit launch

NASA and SpaceX chiefs shook their heads with disbelief and joy after a perfect launch into orbit.

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Indian-made European satellite in geostationary orbit

Indian-made European communication satellite Hylas went into geo-stationary orbit and is in good hea...

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China set to launch sixth orbiter into space: Official

China will launch its sixth orbiter into space in the "coming days" as part of its plans to set up i...

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Earth-sized planets could be common

It may be possible that one in 4 stars similar to the Sun could be orbited by Earth-size planets.

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China draws up plan to send orbiter to Mars in 2013

China has drawn up a technical plan to send an orbiter to Mars in 2013 for exploration of the planet...

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China`s moon probe enters 100 km lunar orbit

China`s 2nd unmanned lunar probe, Chang`e-II, today successfully completed its third & final braking...

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Chang`e-II enters lunar orbit

China`s second unmanned lunar probe Chang`e-II today entered its lunar orbit.

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Probe finds two Saturn-sized planets orbiting single star

A space probe has detected two giant Saturn-sized planets passing in front of the same star.

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Brown dwarf orbiting sun-like star `discovered`

A very young brown dwarf orbiting around a sun-like star has been spotted.

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Proton rocket lifts over 400 spacecraft in orbit in 45 years

The Proton rocket has been lifted in orbit more than 400 Russian and foreign spacecraft.

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New US satellite to monitor debris in Earth orbit

A new US Air Force satellite will provide a full-time surveillance of thousands of pieces of debris ...

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New US satellite to monitor debris in Earth orbit

A new US Air Force satellite will provide the first full-time, space-based surveillance.

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Russia launches spy satellite to expand its orbital cluster

Russia Thursday successfully launched a new spy satellite for use by its military that expands the o...

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Scientists wowed by Mars orbiter performance

Scientists are impressed with the flood of data beamed back by NASA`s most advanced Mars orbiter.

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