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ISS to receive BEAM inflatable space habitat via SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
Astronauts will live in the habitat for a few hours at a time for the two years that it will remain aboard for testing.
Nasa's Mars mission ready for first flight in 2018 as Space Launch System clears tests
Nasa reaches another milestone in beginning their Mars mission as hundreds of documents clear evaluation.
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Solar storms have caused Jupiter to display enhanced X-ray aurora as scientists observe it for the first time.
Nasa: Most detailed map of Mars' gravity helps solve Red Planet mysteries
Nasa spacecrafts used the planet's gravity to create a map showing features of the planet's surface.
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French wine quality boosted by climate change - but effects will be short lived
Warming climate has meant earlier harvest of wine grapes in France, improving quality.
Russian Soyuz spacecraft docks with ISS six hours after launch from Kazakhstan
Spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome carrying the crew for a six-month mission to the ISS
Nasa to start 'biggest man-made fire in space' in quest to keep astronauts safe
It is hoped that by starting the blaze Nasa can research how fires spread in microgravity
Picture of Pluto further refined by months of New Horizons data
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Tarantula Nebula: Hubble spots nine 'monster' stars with masses 100 times that of the Sun
An incredible 52 new stars have been identified in the Tarantula Nebula
Magnetic sun: Nasa releases stunning image of Sun's magnetic field
In their quest to better understand the sun's magnetic field, Nasa scientists have created a new model.
US astronaut Scott Kelly set to retire after longest recorded American space mission
Scott Kelly returned to Earth last week after nearly a year on the ISS.
Nasa showcases potential breakthrough new heart pump motor using flywheel technology
Video shows a heart motor pump which could give hope to people born with a missing ventricle.
ExoMars 2016: ESA mission seeks evidence of life on Mars
The ExoMars misson will give scientists data on the atmosphere of Mars, and may lead them straight to life.
Hubble Telescope: 80 galaxies from early universe discovered merging to make star-forming clusters
Scientists have seen young galaxies merging to make bigger galaxies, capable of star formation.
Mercury's dark secrets revealed: Planet once had carbon-rich crust
Scientists have been confused by Mercury's dark surface. Nasa's Messenger found dark carbon on its surface.
Aliens are controlling the Sun says evidence from solar observatory claims UFO researcher
Russian researcher claims UFOs control the Sun's light and heat output, affecting the Earth's climate.
Small 30m-wide asteroid called 2013 TX68 set to pass Earth on 8 March
Nasa said that the asteroid could come anywhere between 11,000 and 3,000,000 miles from Earth.
Scott Kelly livestream: Watch Nasa astronaut discuss Year in Space live online
After a year in space, Kelly is back on Earth. He and Nasa members will share their perspectives on the mission.
Hubble spots farthest galaxy in the known universe 13.4 billion light years away
The observation is a major step back in time to when the universe was just 3% of its current age.
Start a global pandemic in teaser game Collapse ahead of The Division release
Ubisoft's simulator ponders how quickly a smallpox disaster could wipe out humanity.
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Scott Kelly carried out experiments on the International Space Station, all to help Nasa put man on Mars.
Watch Scott Kelly land back on Earth after 340 days in space
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