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epa05722368 A handout photo made available by the NASA space agency on 16 January 2017 shows Apollo 17 Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan standing near the lunar rover and an US flag during a spacewalk on the moon, 12 December 1972. Eugene Cernan, the last man who walked on the moon, died on 16 January 2017 at the age of 82 according to NASA. EPA/NASA HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Last astronaut to walk on the moon dies aged 82

World January 17, 2017 By Jen Mills

Pioneering female astronomer who helped discover dark matter dies aged 88

World December 11, 2019 By Jimmy Nsubuga

Mars spoon

Is this 'spoon' a sign of intelligent life on Mars?

News December 27, 2016 By Sofia Petkar

FILE - In this July 17, 2006 photo, British born U.S. Astronaut Piers Sellers talks with reporters following the safe return the space shuttle Discovery at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Sellers, a climate scientist and former astronaut died Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. He was 61. (AP Photo/Pete Cosgrove, File)

UK-born Nasa astronaut Piers Sellers dies

World December 11, 2019 By Jimmy Nsubuga

Service towers move towards the Soyuz-U carrier rocket with the cargo ship Progress MS-04 lifted on the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on November 29, 2016. Russia's space agency said it had lost contact on November 30, 2016 with an unmanned cargo ship shortly after it blasted off to the International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. / AFP PHOTO / ROSCOSMOS / STRINGER / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / SOURCE / BYLINE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images

Russian spacecraft enroute to the ISS explodes in space

News December 1, 2016 By Sofia Petkar

Can you solve Nasa's space poop problem?

World December 11, 2019 By Jimmy Nsubuga

Mysterious sphere zooms past the sun on NASA camera - and UFO fans think it's a rogue planet

News December 11, 2019 By Jimmy Nsubuga

Live groundhog spotted on Mars, says alien investigator

Weird December 11, 2019 By Nicole Morley

Supermoon

Who did it better normal moon or supermoon?

UK December 11, 2019 By Jimmy Nsubuga

FREMANTLE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 14: Crowds look on as the super moon rises behind the Fremantle War Memorial at Monument Hill on November 14, 2016 in Fremantle, Australia. A super moon occurs when a full moon passes closes to earth than usual, with the November 14th moon expected to be closer than it has been in over 70 years. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

In pics: Incredible images of last night's amazing supermoon

UK December 11, 2019 By Nicole Morley

Absolutely conclusive proof of life on Mars

World December 11, 2019 By Harley Tamplin

Aliens case Derbyshire for their next landing point (how else do you explain this?)

Weird December 11, 2019 By Jen Mills

nfrom Chris Murphy 01634 686 515nA little baby was found dead in a car after a NASA worker apparently forgot to drop them off at childcare.nNow the FBI has taken over the investigation in to the death of the seven-month-old infant.nIt is reported they were found after being left in a car all day during Wednesday by its dad.nIt happened at the Marshall Space Flight Center, in Alabama, officials told al.com.nThe news site reports there has been little additional information released, but the death has shaken the space community in Huntsville, home of one of NASA's major centresnOfficials did confirm that the father was the parent driving the car.nJohnny Stephenson heads Marshall's Office of Strategic Analysis and Communications, and he told the news site: "What we do know is the gentleman was on his way to work, intended to go by our day care centre, and apparently went straight to work and the child was left in the car. The child passed away. For us, it's a time of great grieving.n"We're just trying to reach out and show caring for that family."nThe site said Marshall is one of NASA's largest centres with almost 6,000 civil service and contractor employees and an annual budget of about $2.5 billion. nIt has been involved in NASA's human spaceflight, science and technology development missions.nendsn

Baby dies in hot car after NASA employee 'forgets to drop it off at childcare'

World December 11, 2019 By Simon Robb

Nasa didn't change the signs of the zodiac

World December 11, 2019 By Simon Robb

Mars

See the harsh landscape of Mars, captured by NASA’s Curiosity Rover

World December 11, 2019 By Jimmy Nsubuga

Two massive asteroids are headed in our direction

World December 11, 2019 By Jimmy Nsubuga

You need to see Nasa's pictures of Jupiter's north pole

World December 11, 2019 By Toby Meyjes

Shocking footage shows moment SpaceX rocket turned into fireball

World December 11, 2019 By Jen Mills

FFJR3H Big Asteroid Closing to the Earth Planet. Apocalypse Concept. Elements of this image furnished by NASA

Nasa to probe asteroid amid fears it could hit Earth

UK December 11, 2019 By Harry Readhead

Someone hacked Nasa's Twitter and it got a bit racy

World December 11, 2019 By Simon Robb