PARIS (AFP) – The dwarf planet Ceres – long believed to be a barren space rock – is an ocean world with reservoirs of sea…
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Nasa's new Mars rover launches from Florida to seek signs of past life
FLORIDA (REUTERS) – Nasa’s next-generation Mars rover Perseverance blasted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral on Thursday (July 30) atop an Atlas 5 rocket on a…
Virgin Galactic shows off new space plane's cabin
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Billionaire Richard Branson’s space tourism firm Virgin Galactic revealed the interior of its centrepiece space plane on Tuesday (July 28), showing off…
Two US astronauts to come home on SpaceX ship on Aug 2
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The two US astronauts who reached the International Space Station (ISS) on board the first crewed US spacecraft in nearly a decade…
Planets around nearby star are intriguing candidates for extraterrestrial life
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Up to three planets – potentially rocky like Earth – have been spotted around a star located relatively near our solar system…
Russia plans to take first tourist on space walk in 2023
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia’s Energia space corporation said on Thursday (June 25) it will take the first tourist on a space walk in 2023, under…