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Russian supply ship reaches space station in record time
The Progress freighter blasted off Thursday from the Russian launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
After historic flyby, New Horizons probe treks deeper on hunt for moons
The piano-sized probe is travelling deep into the ring of celestial bodies known as the Kuiper Belt.
Israeli spacecraft gets final element before 2019 moon launch
Israel has launched satellites before, but this is the first longer-range Israeli spacecraft of its kind.
NASA spacecraft lands on red planet after six-month journey
NASA's InSight spacecraft will enter the Martian atmosphere at supersonic speed, then hit the brakes to land on the alien red plains.
Europe, Japan send spacecraft on 7-year journey to Mercury
ESA says the 1.3 billion-euro (USD 1.5 billion) mission is one of the most challenging in its history.
Japanese spacecraft drops observation device onto asteroid
The Japan Space Exploration Agency said the MASCOT was released from an unmanned spacecraft and successfully landed on the asteroid Ryugu.
Japan space rovers lowered to asteroid to collect data
An unmanned spacecraft released two Minerva-II-1 rovers on the asteroid Ryugu in an effort to get clues to the origin of the solar system.
NASA spacecraft approaches asteroid, snaps first pic
The spacecraft is designed to circle Bennu, and reach out with a robotic arm to
NASA to fly Parker probe into Sun's scorching atmosphere
The Parker probe is set to fly into the Sun’s corona within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million km) from the solar surface.
Jeff Bezos plans to charge at least $200,000 for space rides: Sources
The company is rumoured to start selling tickets in the range of about $200,000 to $300,000.