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Virgin Galactic touches space again, flying 90 km above Earth

Just over two months since its first venture to sub-orbital space, Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has touched the edge of… Read More

Neptune’s tiny Moon may be result of comet collision: Scientists

Neptune's recently discovered tiny Moon could be the result of a collision between its larger Moon and a comet billions… Read More

Moon could be a chemical factory for water: NASA

NASA scientists have simulated a chemical process through which ingredients for water could be made on the surface of the… Read More

Scientists develop smart windows to clean air pollution

A team of Chinese scientists have developed a large-scale transparent smart window that can change light intensity while effectively capturing… Read More

NASA declares the end of Opportunity rover’s mission on Mars

NASA has announced the end of its Opportunity rover’s mission, 15 years after its arrival on Mars. The announcement was… Read More

2018 fourth hottest year on record: NASA

Earth’s global surface temperatures in 2018 were the fourth warmest since 1880 and the planet will warm further, especially since… Read More

Indian communication satellite GSAT-31 launched successfully

India's 40th communication satellite GSAT-31 was successfully put into orbit by an Ariane 5 rocket belonging to Arianespace on early… Read More

NASA’s Curiosity finds Mars rocks more porous than expected

Researchers have used non-science engineering data from NASA's Curiosity rover to find Mars rocks less compacted and more porous than… Read More

Chang’e-4 shows Moon’s far side colder than expected during night

China's Chang'e-4 probe has found that the temperature of the lunar surface is colder than expected as it drops to… Read More

NASA’s Opportunity rover might have ‘died’ on Mars

NASA's Mars Opportunity rover that went into hibernation last June after a massive dust storm blocked sunlight from reaching its… Read More