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Nasa to crash spacecraft into asteroid in 'Armageddon' test
The space agency will attempt to not miss a thing.
The space agency will attempt to not miss a thing.
Russian actor Yulia Peresild overtakes Tom Cruise in the movie version of the space race.
The four astronauts will be in space for three days, circling the Earth.
New York Times: Scientists forecast path of space rock size of the Empire State Building.
The cargo ship should reach the International Space Station on Thursday.
Rocket Lab is launching its first Moon mission from Mahia.
Nasa is looking for four crew members for a year-long mission simulating life on Mars.
New York Times: The Nasa flight director had to declare a "spacecraft emergency".
Images taken over 15-year period show a "drying" of Sierra Nevada mountains.
Richard Branson hurtled into space, thus bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality.
Join our live coverage of Sir Richard Branson's mission into space.
Branson's wife has fears about space trip, but Branson "far more excited than worried" .
Jeff Bezos has lashed out, saying Branson is not going high enough to be a real astronaut.
Virgin boss racing to beat Amazon's Jeff Bezos as first rich rocket man to leave planet.
Richard Branson is aiming to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space by nine days.
Nasa released two pictures highlighting Ganymede's crater
Composite pic depicts billions of stars and countless black holes in heart of Milky Way.
Virgin Galactic forges toward tourist flights to the edge of the Earth's atmosphere.
Nasa is sharing the sound of its little helicopter humming through the thin Martian air.
Internal wave believed to have dragged submarine deep into Balinese waters.
Although SpaceX's third crew flight for Nasa, it was the first to use a recycled vehicle.
The triumph was hailed as a Wright Brothers moment.
New York Times: After almost a year in space, Scott Kelly's heart diminished.
New telescope observations have ruled out any chance of Apophis smacking Earth.
New York Times: Engineers hinted at a code. Within hours, puzzle enthusiasts cracked it.
"It was stunning, and the team was awestruck."
Watch Nasa's rover make its treacherous landing on the Red Planet.
Opinion: Overstatement of 'life out there' claims should sound alarm bells.
New York Times: Researchers who detected unusual gas in the atmosphere stand by findings.
Mars is about to be at centre of an extraordinary confluence of interplanetary missions.