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Asteroid approaching Earth, computer artwork.

Earth will get a 'second moon' for 57 days later this month

Tech September 25, 2024 By Jen Mills

Heartbreaking letter from only American not on Earth during 9/11 revealed

US September 11, 2024 By Sarah Hooper

In this photo provided by NASA, Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is docked to the Harmony module of the International Space Station on July 3, 2024, seen from a window on the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docked to an adjacent port. (NASA via AP)

Boeing's faulty capsule that's left astronauts stranded has started making odd noises

Tech September 3, 2024 By Jen Mills

epa11563518 A handout picture made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on 24 August 2024 shows NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts (from top) Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams posing for a portrait inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on 13 June 2024. NASA announced on 24 August that it will return Boeing's Starliner to Earth without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard the spacecraft. The Starliner is expected to depart from the space station and make a 'controlled autonomous re-entry and landing' in early September. The agency said the uncrewed return will allow it and Boeing to continue gathering testing data on Starliner during its upcoming flight home. Wilmore and Williams flew to the ISS in June aboard NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test. The two astronauts will continue their work as part of the Expedition 71/72 crew through February 2025 and fly home aboard a Dragon spacecraft with two other crew members assigned to the agency's SpaceX Crew-9 mission, NASA added. EPA/NASA HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Astronauts who went to space for eight days will finally come home - next year

World August 26, 2024 By Danny Rigg

Pentagon insider says 'secret group' has collected alien remains for 50 years

US August 21, 2024 By Sarah Hooper

Mysterious 'failed star' spotted hurtling through space at over 1,000,000 mph

Tech August 20, 2024 By Tom Sanders

Tom Cruise in front of a space-themed purple backdrop

What's going on with Tom Cruise's '£153,500,000' space movie?

Film September 25, 2024 By Tori Brazier

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Why Putin wants Russia back on the Moon

Tech August 19, 2024 By Jen Mills

This undated handout picture from Nasa released on July2, 2024 shows NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts (from top) Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. The first astronauts to fly Boeing's troubled Starliner are definitely not "stranded" at the International Space Station, NASA insisted on June 28, 2024 despite having no clear timeframe for bringing them home. In an unusually defensive press call, officials attempted to put a positive spin on where things currently stood after weeks of negative headlines due to the spaceship's delayed return. (Photo by Handout / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/NASA/AFP via Getty Images)

Astronauts meant to be in space for eight days 'probably won't be home by Christmas'

Tech August 15, 2024 By Josh Milton

Oceans of water 'that could harbour life' found 12 miles beneath Mars's surface

Tech August 12, 2024 By Tom Sanders

What's it like to live on the International Space Station?

Tech August 14, 2024 By Josh Milton

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US and Canada wildfires map shows where blazes are raging

US July 29, 2024 By Jessica Kwong

Asteroid bigger than the Eiffel Tower will skim Earth ten times closer than the Moon

Asteroid bigger than the Eiffel Tower will skim Earth closer than the Moon

Tech July 19, 2024 By Valerio Esposito

FILE - A plane passes in front of the moon, Aug. 30, 2023, in Chicago. Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago this week, and suspect there are hundreds more that could house future astronauts. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, file)

Underground moon cave could be 'future base for astronauts'

Tech July 16, 2024 By Tom Sanders

Mysterious red lights spotted over Earth by ISS astronaut

Tech July 12, 2024 By Katherine Fidler

Four Nasa crew went to live on 'Mars' – here's how it went

Tech July 9, 2024 By Hiyah Zaidi

Black female swimming in action using the breaststroke

A secret Nasa-made 'weapon' could help Britain strike gold at the Olympics

Tech July 8, 2024 By Martin Parry

International Space Station, artwork

How a Russian satellite mystery caused an international drama

Tech July 1, 2024 By Hiyah Zaidi

ISS in earth orbit, closer view

Nasa is paying SpaceX £650 million to crash the ISS

Tech June 27, 2024 By Hiyah Zaidi

June 25: Stricken Boeing Starliner AFP

How will the astronauts stranded on the space station get home?

Tech June 26, 2024 By Katherine Fidler