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Space Submarines Will Allow Us to Explore the Seas of Icy Moons

Chris Arridge 05/08/2016

We could be exploring the oceans of Jupiter's and...

Philae. Credit: Ita Mehrotra

Farewell, Philae! Space Agency Pulls Plug on Humankind’s First Comet-Trotter

Sandhya Ramesh 02/08/2016

The final decision to turn comms off was based...

An artist's illustration of the LISA Pathfinder mission in space. Credit: ESA

Pathfinder Mission Eases Our Way to Exploring the Gravitational Universe

Ronak Gupta 16/06/2016

The news of its success is heartening as it...

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Mercury: ‘First Rock From the Sun’ in Transit

David Rothery 05/05/2016

In every century there are only 13 or 14...

A NASA image shows the International Space Station as it flew over Madagascar, showing three of the five spacecraft docked to the station in this photo taken by the Expedition 47 Flight Engineer Tim Peake of ESA on April 6, 2016 and released on April 8, 2016. Credit: REUTERS/Tim Peake/ESA/NASA/Handout via Reuters

Five Human Spaceflight Missions to Look Forward to in the Next Decade

Chris Arridge 30/04/2016

The next decade will see a remarkable mix of...

Roscosmos's Proton rocket takes off with the Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli lander on March 14, 2016, from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Credit: ESA

First ExoMars Mission Takes Off to Join Search for Alien Life

Sandhya Ramesh 16/03/2016

The Russian-European mission will place an orbiter around Mars...

Artist concept of NASA's Europa mission spacecraft approaching its target for one of many flybys. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Could There Be Life on Europa? NASA Okays Mission to Find Out

Vasudevan Mukunth 19/06/2015

The milestone parallels the European Space Agency's JUICE mission...