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NASA astronaut hospitalized after returning from 235 days in space
Neither NASA nor its Russian counterpart agency ROSCOSMOS are yet to disclose why it was that the four astronauts were whisked to hospital after they touched down in Florida today
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In an engineering marvel, mechanical SpaceX arms catch the Starship rocket booster upon its return to the launch pad
Elon Musk’s huge rocket sets off on test flight before upper stage splashdown and explosion in Indian Ocean
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Tech billionaire embarks on first private spacewalk from SpaceX capsule
The world’s first commercial spacewalk is officially underway, headed by billionaire Jared Isaacman.
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Nasa makes room on SpaceX trip to return astronauts stuck in orbit
Two astronauts at International Space Station will board SpaceX rocket in September instead of Boeing Starliner
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The end of an era: The US prepares to sever space ties with Russia, jeopardizing Roscosmos’s future
NASA’s ongoing flight tests of the Boeing Starliner manned spacecraft mark another milestone in its journey towards independence from Russian Soyuz services.
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OceanGate co-founder claims he can take 1,000 people to Venus 'safely'
Guillermo Sohnlein, the co-founder of OceanGate, the company that built the infamous Titan submarine, claims he can send humans to Venus safely and cost-effectively by 2050
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'Once-in-a-lifetime' cosmic event will bring new star to night sky in rare event
NASA astronomers are eagerly awaiting a 'once-in-a-lifetime' event that is set to create a 'new star' in the night sky at any moment between now and September
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Everything we know about the geomagnetic storm set to chaos havoc on Earth today
Officials have warned a potential geomagnetic storm could 'wipe out the internet' and disrupt mobile networks before the weekend for millions of people - and from as early as 4pm BST today
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Mysterious fireball lights up the night sky ‘travelling 1,000m’ before vanishing
The blazing fireball that lit up the sky with an orange glow above the Chinese capital Beijing was also seen more than 1,000 miles away in Gansu province before it broke into smaller pieces
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UK's third-ever astronaut named as scientist, 33, follows Tim Peake into Space
Dr Rosemary Coogan has followed in the footsteps of Helen Sharman and Tim Peake to qualify from Europe's astronaut training college, becoming Britain's third outer space voyager
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Planet-destroyer black hole discovered 'very close' to the Earth by scientists
Astronomers who spotted the Gaia BH3 - the now second-closest known black hole and 33 times the size of the sun - said no-one ever expected it to be found so close to Earth
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Biggest stellar black hole in the Milky Way discovered lurking close to Earth
Astronomers have discovered an enormous black hole from the supernova of an exploding star just 2,000 light years from Earth - and it is the most massive black hole in the Milky Way so far
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Lyrids meteor shower expected this weekend – and exactly when you could see it
The Lyrid meteor shower has been wowing observers for thousands of years and it is due to kick off soon with stargazers predicting as many as 18 meteors per hour
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'Mother of Dragons' comet visible - spot it before it disappears for 70 years
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is passing near to earth on its massive 70 year orbit around the sun with late march and early April the best time to see the unusually shaped comet
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Strange moment skyline lit up by unidentified 'space debris' after rocket launch
Mysterious 'space debris' illuminated the California skyline following a SpaceX Falcon rocket launch, captured on video by Jenna Kushi, sparking speculation and curiosity
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'Ghost' particles hiding answers to the universe could be found with new tool
Scientists are aiming to find hidden sector or "ghost" particles in a new £100million experiment to be undertaken at Cern that could provide some answers about the origins of the universe
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Three in 10 Brits believe in aliens - and have shared what they might look like
People reckon extra-terrestrial beings would walk like humans, and have a similarly-shaped, oval head - except there would be two of them
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Astronomers discover one in 12 twin stars 'show evidence of eating planets'
An international research team at the All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D) centre used three telescopes to look at 91 pairs of twin star - and found some showed evidence of 'eating' planets
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'World's most expensive dinner' costs nearly £400k a head – and it's in space
SpaceVIP have announced they're working with Michelin-starred chef Rasmus Munk to create an out of this world dining experience – but as spaces are limited, taking part is going to cost you
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Explosive 'devil comet' set to zoom past earth during upcoming solar eclipse
The comet called 12P/Pons-Brooks is known as the 'devil comet' for its two signature icy 'horns' that extend out behind it and are visible when the conditions are right
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Nasa reveals ‘message in a bottle’ for aliens that will be sent to Jupiter moon
Nasa is planning to launch its Message in a Bottle mission to Jupiter's moon Europa later this year as it believes the moon has the ideal conditions for 'alien life'
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'Spacecraft dust' from old satellites could 'weaken Earth's magnetic field'
Commercial satellite 'megaconstellations' such as SpaceX's Starlink network could potentially release enough 'spacecraft dust' to weaken Earth's magnetic field, a study warns
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Elon Musk's SpaceX avoids catastrophic explosion before losing ship in test
SpaceX launched its third test flight of the Starship spacecraft, the world's most powerful rocket, from it's 'Starbase' in Boca Chica, Texas, hoping to reach speeds that will get the craft into orbit
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Japanese rocket carrying government satellite explodes seconds into launch
A Japanese rocket launched to send an experimental government satellite into space exploded just seconds after take-off, turning its launch pad into a giant fireball
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Mysterious 'bluey-green light' seen plummeting at speed above UK town
Stuart Armour has told how he and his son spotted the strange light in the sky above Kilmarnock town centre and captured it on his car's dashcam - without any idea of what it could be