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The spaceship was to collect 900 images over the course of a few seconds as it shaved by. Even clearer images should arrive over the next three days
Scientists figured out in 2017 that Ultima Thule is not spherical but possibly elongated in shape. It may even be two objects
Mars Insight’s goal is to listen for quakes and tremors as a way to unveil the Red Planet’s inner mysteries
A scientific paper made a splash this week by claiming that a cigar-shaped rock zooming through our solar system may have been sent by aliens
Oumuamua, the first interstellar object known to enter our solar system, accelerated faster away from the Sun than expected
The unmanned spacecraft’s mission is to get closer than any human-made object ever to the centre of our solar system
It is the largest body of liquid water ever found on the Red Planet
Many will risk losing their largest financial asset — their homes. And municipalities will forfeit huge amounts of revenue from property taxes
The world’s most powerful rocket, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, blasted off Tuesday on its highly anticipated maiden test flight
California is currently battling its third largest wildfire since 1932, and such devastation could be the "new normal."
Without protein, growth is stunted, diseases are more common and early mortality is far more likely.
Scientists have confirmed that the virus causes microcephaly.
Médecins Sans Frontières chief claims the response to the catastrophe is "almost zero", with nations most concerned with self-protection.
US and Spanish scientists say they are ready to help reunite the more than 200 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls with their families, free of charge.
Not only will Nasa capture an asteroid, but it will also drag it into orbit around the moon so that it can be routinely visited and studied.
The biggest, baddest space rover ever built for exploring an alien planet is nearing its August 6 landing on Mars, and Nasa is anxious for success.
In another step toward finding planets that might hold life, the Kepler telescope has confirmed its first habitable zone outside our solar system.
A US animal protection group has started to raise funds for a programme that will equip SA and Zimbabwe rangers with skills to better track poachers.
The discovery of a surprisingly effective "new" antibody is an exciting step forward in the hunt for a universal flu vaccine, researchers say.
Nasa is tracking a piece of Soviet space debris that could collide with the International Space Station (ISS), the US space agency said on Sunday.
