Cow dung fuels Japan’s space dream
TOKYO (AFP) — Japan's space industry opened potentially an udder-ly new chapter on Thursday with a start-up testing a prototype rocket engine that runs on fuel…
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TOKYO (AFP) — Japan's space industry opened potentially an udder-ly new chapter on Thursday with a start-up testing a prototype rocket engine that runs on fuel…
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The Russian space industry, historically the pride of the country, has suffered funding problems for years, along with corruption scandals and other setbacks.
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Tiangong is the crown jewel of Beijing's space program, which has also landed robotic rovers on Mars and the Moon and made China the third country to put…
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The van-sized probe should arrive at its destination in the Asteroid Belt, between Mars and Jupiter, in July 2029.
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Scientists believe the reason Earth has oceans, lakes and rivers is because it was hit with water-carrying asteroids 4 to 4.5 billion years ago, making it a…
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NASA scientists believe that Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, could be a potential place beyond Earth to search for signs of life.
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US authorities said they have issued a "breakthrough" first-ever fine over space debris, slapping a $150,000 penalty on a TV company that failed to…
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After a seven-year wait, NASA scientists on Tuesday finally pried open a space probe carrying the largest asteroid samples ever brought back to Earth, finding…
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A seven-year space voyage came to its climactic end Sunday when a NASA capsule landed in the desert in the US state of Utah, carrying to Earth the largest…
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Some of the sample will be for studies now, with the rest stored away for future generations equipped with better technology.
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NASA's first mission to retrieve an asteroid sample and return it to US soil is expected to reach a perilous finale on Sunday with a descent into the Utah…
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NASA on Thursday officially joined the search for UFOs — but reflecting the stigma attached to the field, the US space agency wouldn't identify the director of…
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NASA has spotted a small new crater on the Moon that was likely caused by a Russian probe crash landing on the surface around two weeks ago.
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NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft orbiting Mars got stunning 'tie-dye' views of the Red Planet in two ultraviolet images.
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The full moon in June reached its peak fullness on 3 June at 11:42 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)…
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The Juno spacecraft flew past Jupiter's volcanic moon Io on Tuesday, 16 May, its closest flyby to date, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…
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The brightest and largest object in Earth's night sky has just entered a new moon phase on 18 May, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)…
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If the MS-22 is unfit for crewed flight, another Soyuz capsule would be launched uncrewed to bring back stranded crew probably in February.
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