Space
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Japanese mission to clear space junk from the Earth’s orbit has ended in failure
Feb 6, 2017News Hour: An experimental Japanese mission to clear ‘space junk’ or rubbish from the Earth’s orbit has ended in failure, officials said Monday, in an embarrassment for Tokyo. Over 100 million pieces of garbage are thought... -
Milky Way galaxy is being pushed across the universe
Feb 2, 2017News Hour: Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is being pushed across the universe by a large unseen force, according to new research. Although it may not seem like a friendly gesture, the newly discovered Dipole... -
SpaceX is poised to blast off a Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday
Jan 16, 2017News Hour: SpaceX is poised to blast off a Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday, marking its first return to flight since a costly and complicated launchpad explosion in September. The launch of 10 satellites for Iridium,... -
Scientists claim progress on solving Earth’s deepest secrets
Jan 13, 2017News Hour: Japanese scientists say that silicon is likely the mystery element in the Earth’s inner core, claiming progress on solving one of the planet’s deepest secrets. Consensus has long been that the centre of the... -
SpaceX plans to resume flights of Falcon 9 rocket on Monday
Jan 7, 2017News Hour: SpaceX plans to resume flights of its Falcon 9 rocket on Monday, after pinning down the cause of a launchpad explosion that destroyed a satellite in September, a spokesman said. The California-based private space... -
NASA announced two unmanned missions to asteroids to study one of the earliest eras in the history of the solar system
Jan 5, 2017News Hour: The US space agency NASA on Wednesday announced two unmanned missions to asteroids designed to study one of the earliest eras in the history of the solar system. They have been dubbed Lucy and... -
SpaceX aims to return its rockets to flight in mid-December
Nov 5, 2016News Hour: SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Friday his space launch company is aiming to return its rockets to flight in mid-December following a launch pad accident two months ago. During an interview with... -
ESA: Images indicate European Mars lander destroyed
Oct 21, 2016News Hour: Images taken by a NASA Mars orbiter indicate that Europe’s missing craft fell to the Red Planet’s surface from a height of 2 to 4 kilometers (1.2 to 2.5 miles) and was destroyed on... -
2 Chinese astronauts entered the new orbiting space laboratory for the first time
Oct 19, 2016News Hour: Two Chinese astronauts entered the country’s new orbiting space laboratory for the first time on Wednesday, state media reported, as Beijing works towards having its own space station. Mission commander Jing Haipeng was first... -
China launched two astronauts into space
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: China launched two astronauts into space on Monday, official media said, on a mission to its orbiting laboratory as the country works towards setting up its own space station. The Shenzhou-11 spacecraft blasted off...
