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Spacecraft spots signs of ancient ocean

Spacecraft spots signs of ancient ocean


European Space Agency`s Mars Express spacecraft has provided strong evidence that an ocean may have ...
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Iran to launch new generation of satellites

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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NASA films far side of Moon

NASA films far side of Moon


Rare and spectacular video footage of the far side of the Moon has been captured by a NASA spacecraf...
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Russia launches space freighter to ISS

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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Regional variations observed amongst Titan’s dunes

Regional variations observed amongst Titan’s dunes


Titan`s dune terrains tend to vary in shape, size and distribution over the surface, a new study has...
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NASA debunks mysterious triangular “UFO” footage

NASA debunks mysterious triangular “UFO” footage


Scientists have debunked a mysterious triangular “UFO” footage captured by a NASA telescope, which f...
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China`s 1st interplanetary probe hits mars mission

China`s 1st interplanetary probe hits mars mission


Loss of China’s first interplanetary probe, attached to an ill-fated Russian spacecraft, has cost sc...
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Mystery persists over Russian spacecraft fall site

Mystery persists over Russian spacecraft fall site


Russian officials say they still have no firm information where a failed Mars moon probe plummeted t...
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Russian spacecraft to crash to Earth Jan 15

Russian spacecraft to crash to Earth Jan 15


A Russian spacecraft designed to burnish the nation`s faded space glory in a mission to one of Mars`...
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Russia says spacecraft may crash into Indian Ocean

Russia says spacecraft may crash into Indian Ocean


Russia`s space agency predicts that the fragments of a failed Russian space probe`s could fall into ...
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Moon countdown: Hours until 1st NASA probe arrives

Moon countdown: Hours until 1st NASA probe arrives


NASA is counting down the seconds until its twin spacecraft bound for the moon make back-to-back arr...
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China plans for more space missions

China plans for more space missions


China on Thursday said it will push forward its exploration of planets, asteroids and solar system ...
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NASA`s Dawn beams back new images of asteroid

NASA`s Dawn beams back new images of asteroid


NASA`s Dawn spacecraft is sending back the most close-up images of the asteroid Vesta since it slipp...
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Russia`s Mars probe will crash to Earth in January

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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Impact from asteroid behind Mercury’s wobbly orbit

Impact from asteroid behind Mercury’s wobbly orbit


Scientists believe that Mercury’s wobbly orbit could have been caused by an asteroid impact so huge ...
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An alien spacecraft parked next to Mercury?

An alien spacecraft parked next to Mercury?


The object appears from nowhere in a sequence of images of a coronal ejection from the Sun taken by ...
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NASA spacecraft exploring solar system`s edge

NASA spacecraft exploring solar system`s edge


A long-running NASA spacecraft that`s been exploring the fringes of the solar system has entered new...
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Chinese craft returns from space docking mission

Chinese craft returns from space docking mission


An unmanned Chinese spacecraft returned to Earth on Thursday night after it docked twice with an orb...
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Russian spacecraft Soyuz docks with ISS

Russian spacecraft Soyuz docks with ISS


Russian spacecraft, Soyuz TMA-22 docked Wednesday at 09:24 Moscow time (0524 GMT) at the ISS.
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`Most dangerous spacecraft to hit Earth soon`

`Most dangerous spacecraft to hit Earth soon`


The spacecraft weighs 14.6 tons, and most of that weight is a highly toxic mix of nitrogen teroxide ...
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China spacecraft dock together in orbit over Earth

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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China completes first space docking test

China completes first space docking test


China successfully carried out its first docking exercise on Thursday between two unmanned spacecraf...
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Russian space agency names next crew to ISS

Russian space agency names next crew to ISS


Russian space agency Roscosmos has named the next crew members who will fly to the International Spa...
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Asteroid has mountain 3 times bigger than Everest

Asteroid has mountain 3 times bigger than Everest


A newly-released image from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft shows a mountain three times as high as Mt Everes...
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Decades-old mysteries of Mercury unfolded

Decades-old mysteries of Mercury unfolded


After six months of orbiting Mercury, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft is providing surprising new inform...
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NASA IDs 90% of largest near-Earth asteroids

NASA IDs 90% of largest near-Earth asteroids


NASA says it has found more than 90 per cent of the biggest asteroids that might pose a threat to Ea...
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Three ISS crew members to return Friday

Three ISS crew members to return Friday


Three crew members aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will return to Earth Friday, the Rus...
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NASA launches twin satellites to map inner Moon

NASA launches twin satellites to map inner Moon


NASA today launched a USD 500 million pair of washing-machine-sized satellites on a mission to map t...
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NASA postpones launch of Moon-bound spacecraft

NASA postpones launch of Moon-bound spacecraft


High winds today forced NASA to delay its planned launch of a USD 500 million duo of unmanned spacec...
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Jupiter-bound craft snaps pic of Earth and Moon

Jupiter-bound craft snaps pic of Earth and Moon


A NASA spacecraft cruising toward Jupiter glanced back and snapped a rare picture of Earth and the M...
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Russian cargo flight to space station crashes

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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NASA craft shows Earth swallowed by solar storm

NASA craft shows Earth swallowed by solar storm


A NASA spacecraft has watched a solar storm engulf our planet for the first time.
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NASA launches Juno on journey to Jupiter

NASA launches Juno on journey to Jupiter


NASA on Friday launched the billion-dollar solar-powered spacecraft Juno on a five-year journey to J...
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Scientists stunned by surface of asteroid Vesta

Scientists stunned by surface of asteroid Vesta


The first close-up pics of asteroid Vesta reveal a northern hemisphere littered with craters includ...
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NASA spacecraft orbiting asteroid Vesta

NASA spacecraft orbiting asteroid Vesta


NASA`s Dawn spacecraft was captured into orbit around the massive asteroid Vesta after a 1.7 billion...
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NASA releases 1st close-up pics of giant asteroid Vesta

NASA releases 1st close-up pics of giant asteroid Vesta


NASA has unveiled the 1st close-up pics of the giant asteroid Vesta captured by its Dawn spacecraft.
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Dawn spacecraft enters asteroid Vesta`s orbit

Dawn spacecraft enters asteroid Vesta`s orbit


The US spacecraft Dawn has for the first time entered the orbit of Vesta, one of the largest asteroi...
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NASA’s Dawn spacecraft to enter asteroid’s orbit

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft to enter asteroid’s orbit


For the first time ever, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is set to enter an asteroid’s orbit on July 15.
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China launches data relay satellite

China launches data relay satellite


The satellite was launched on a Long March-3C carrier rocket last night from the Xichang Satellite...
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Roscosmos to launch Soyuz spacecraft

Roscosmos to launch Soyuz spacecraft


Globalstar is a low-earth orbit satellite-based telecommunications system. It provides high-quality ...
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NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captures Saturn storm

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captures Saturn storm


Cassini first detected the storm on December 5, 2010, that has been raging ever since. It appears at...
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NASA offers new insights into Sun, planets

NASA offers new insights into Sun, planets


Scientists evaluated the data, which revealed that there are slight differences in the types of oxyg...
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Russia launches cargo spacecraft to ISS

Russia launches cargo spacecraft to ISS


The Progress M-11M separated from the rocket at an altitude of about 200 km and continued its flight...
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Russian spacecraft blasts off for space station

Russian spacecraft blasts off for space station


A Russian Soyuz craft lit up the starry skies of the southern Kazakh steppe early Wednesday.
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Revamped Soyuz spacecraft readied for launch

Revamped Soyuz spacecraft readied for launch


The Russian craft takes on renewed importance as the only available lifeline to space.
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NASA spacecraft will pluck samples from asteroid

NASA spacecraft will pluck samples from asteroid


A NASA spacecraft will reach out and touch an asteroid and send pieces back to Earth.
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Researchers gain new insights into Comet Hartley 2

Researchers gain new insights into Comet Hartley 2


A researcher has observed that the nucleus of Comet Hartley 2 is tumbling at a changing rotational r...
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NASA’s Voyager spacecraft to soon enter interstellar space

NASA’s Voyager spacecraft to soon enter interstellar space


It took more than 30 years for NASA’s Voyager to reach the edge of our solar system, but now the twi...
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NASA spacecraft detects significant changes in Mars` atmosphere

NASA spacecraft detects significant changes in Mars` atmosphere


The amount of atmosphere on Mars changes dramatically as the tilt of the planet`s axis varies.
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Russian spacecraft docks with ISS

Russian spacecraft docks with ISS


A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and an American on Thursday successfully docked with the ISS.
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