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News of the latest adventures into space, and plans of upcoming explorations across the stars.
Japan plans to put a man on the moon by 2030
Japan has revealed ambitious plans, in new proposals from the country's space agency, to put an astronaut on the…
Gecko-inspired robot designed to clean space
There are around 500,000 pieces of human-made debris are orbiting our planet, so to help clean this up a gecko-like…
Origins of the Sun’s swirling spicules discovered
For the first time, a computer simulation running in so much detail can show how spicules form to help scientists…
Dead disk galaxy challenges the theory of galaxy evolution
A compact yet massive, fast-spinning, disk-shaped galaxy that stopped making stars only a few billion years after…
Curiosity Rover can now run experiments without humans
The Mars Curiosity Rover can now successfully explore the rocky surface of Mars on its own, without any human help…
219 planet candidates released by NASA
A mission catalog of planet candidates that introduces 219 new planet candidates has been released by NASA’s Kepler…
Cancer research on The International Space Station
The International Space Station’s unique microgravity environment allows scientists to approach cancer research…
NASA observation team watch out for New Horizons flyby target
At least 54 observing teams with dozens of telescopes dispatched across two continents, positioned to catch a rare,…
Meet America’s #NewAstronauts with NASA
After evaluating a record number of applications, NASA is proud to present its 2017 astronaut class.
Stratified lake identified from Mars Rover findings
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover revealed a pattern typical of a lake-floor sedimentary deposit near where flowing water…