The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has now been in orbit for 25 years and this achievement has been a wonderful excuse to pore over the telescope's beautiful imagery, to consider its valuable contribution to science, to remember ...
Space Exploration
Apr 30, 2015
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Common sense suggests that space missions can only happen with multimillion-dollar budgets, materials built to withstand the unforgiving conditions beyond Earth's atmosphere, and as a result of work done by highly trained ...
Space Exploration
Mar 16, 2023
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The Air Force's mystery space plane is back on Earth, following a record-breaking two-year mission.
Space Exploration
Oct 29, 2019
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U.S. military officials say an unmanned spacecraft orbiting Earth since May 2015 has landed in Florida.
Space Exploration
May 7, 2017
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An Israeli spacecraft on its maiden mission to the moon has sent its first selfie back to Earth, mission chiefs said on Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Mar 5, 2019
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The Mars 2020 rover, which sets off for the Red Planet next year, will not only search for traces of ancient life, but pave the way for future human missions, NASA scientists said Friday as they unveiled the vehicle.
Space Exploration
Dec 28, 2019
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A NASA spacecraft, Juno, has successfully peered into the giant storm raging on Jupiter, known as the Great Red Spot, and its first pictures should be out in days, the US space agency said Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Jul 11, 2017
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SpaceX postponed until Monday its first rocket launch since an explosion after liftoff destroyed its unmanned Dragon cargo ship bound for the International Space Station six months ago.
Space Exploration
Dec 21, 2015
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American aerospace giant Boeing's Starliner capsule was heading for the International Space Station Thursday, in a critical uncrewed test flight that followed years of failures and false starts.
Space Exploration
May 20, 2022
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SpaceX has another launch under its belt, but not another rocket landing.
Space Exploration
Mar 5, 2016
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