Russian nuclear agency confirms role in rocket explosion
Russia's nuclear energy agency said an explosion that caused radiation levels to rise in Russia
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Space
LightSail 2 Elevates Orbit Using Solar Energy Only
The Planetary Society announced on Wednesday that its LightSail 2 spacecraft, which launched last month, has successfully raised
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SDF aims to create special defense unit by the end 2020
The government is making final agreements to create a space unit in the Self Defense Forces - the first unit of this
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Hawaii grants 2 postponement for giant telescope construction
The start of construction of a huge mountain-top telescope in Hawaii will be delayed by two years
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Japan to launch cargo rocket for ISS in September
Japan will launch a rocket to the International Space Station in September containing an unmanned cargo carrier, reported
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Chinese startup puts satellites in orbit for 1 time
An iSpace-developed rocket put satellites into orbit after launching at a state facility in the northwest
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JAXA Unveils Water Recycling Device
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, has unveiled a new water recycling device that transforms the
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NASA celebrates 50 years of man's first lunar walk
Half a century ago, in the middle of a year of war, famine, street violence and widening the gap between
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Scientists want to make the surface of Mars fit for agriculture
For future astronauts bound for Mars, this will certainly be a plus: when they sit down to dinner
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Galileo, the GPS of Europe, has been offline since Friday
Galileo, the European satellite navigation system, has been suffering a major disruption since Friday, reports BBC News.
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India aborts lunar mission launch, citing technical flaw
India aborted the launch on Monday of a spacecraft destined to land on the other side of the moon, less than
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JAXA says space probe successfully landed on asteroid
The Japanese space agency reported that data transmitted from the Hayabusa 2 probe indicated that it landed successfully on a
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Hayabusa2 begins descent toward Ryugu asteroid
The unmanned Hayabusa 2 probe began on Wednesday to descend toward Ryugu for its second landing on the asteroid,
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NASA tests its new manned capsule in emergency situations
Tomorrow morning, NASA will test its new deep space crew capsule to see if the vehicle can
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Government and companies want to offer space travel from 2020
In order to carry out space travel operated by Japanese companies, the government and the private sector are working together
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NASA to send drone to explore Titan, Saturn's largest moon
NASA is sending a nuclear powered drone to Saturn's largest moon to explore various locations
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SpaceX launches rocket with 24 satellites
SpaceX launched its heaviest rocket with 24 search satellites on Tuesday, a midnight stroll with a
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SpaceX picks up rocket nose for the first time using a net from a boat
After launching its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket tonight, SpaceX took part of the nose cone of the vehicle
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ANA and JAXA target satellite system to find better flight routes
ANA Holdings Inc and the Japanese space agency JAXA teamed up to examine the feasibility of using a
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Trump attacks Nasa and claims that the moon is "a part" of Mars
Astronomy followers had a surprise on Friday when Donald Trump announced that the moon is part of Mars. In
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NASA to inaugurate international space station for tourists from 2020
Nasa said on Friday it would open the International Space Station for commercial ventures, including space tourism, as it
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