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October 16, 2018

NASA eyes stunning 'cloud city' airship concept to explore Venus

NASA is considering a spectacular airship concept for Venus exploration.

October 16, 2018

NASA to make huge decision in the hunt for alien life on Mars

Scientists will gather today to debate where NASA should next land on Mars, as the American space agency prepares a new mission in its search for life on the Red Planet.

October 16, 2018

Stephen Hawking said 'there is no god' and that humans will 'live in space' in final book

The late Professor Stephen Hawking revealed his answers to 10 "big questions" he was often asked in a new book published six months after his death.

October 15, 2018

Huge ‘diamond’ sculpture in space could make history

If the purpose of art is to expand our minds, how does that change when the artwork is 350 miles away in low Earth orbit?

October 15, 2018

'Crazy' rocky surface of asteroid Ryugu revealed in MASCOT Lander images

BERLIN — A shoebox-sized European space robot turned up a few surprises when it hopped around on an asteroid last week.

October 15, 2018

NASA's Kepler planet-hunting space telescope wakes up again

The Kepler wake-up whipsaw continues.

October 15, 2018

Should we be worried about Russian rockets?

The failed launch of the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft with two space fliers aboard adds a new chapter to an already long story of mishaps and failures besetting the Russian space industry, according to space safety experts.

October 12, 2018

Soyuz rocket failure: Booster separation was to blame for botched launch, Russia says

Russia says that a problem with the separation of first and second stage booster rockets was to blame for Thursday’s failed Soyuz launch.

October 12, 2018

Opportunity Rover still silent on Mars, 4 months after epic dust storm

The Opportunity rover's silent stretch on Mars has now reached four months.

October 12, 2018

Empty Space Station? NASA prepares for the worst (but hopes for the best) after Soyuz abort

A few months from now, the International Space Station (ISS) could be unoccupied for the first time in nearly two decades.