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NASA crashes spacecraft into moon at 3,600 mph

Posted in Science on 20th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

NASA leaves some more debris on the lunar surface by intentionally crashing a spacecraft.

Rosetta: Alarm to sound for comet mission

Posted in Science on 19th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller

Europe's Rosetta probe was launched a decade ago on a long quest to chase down and land on a comet, and has spent the past years in hibernation to try to conserve power.

China successfully lands spacecraft on Moon

Posted in Science on 15th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller

China, whose lunar ambitions have only expanded in the last few years, has finally joined the United States and Russia in successfully landing a spacecraft on the Moon.

Mars Orbiter Mission now halfway to moon

Posted in Science on 18th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller

The mission successfully completes fifth orbit raising manoeuvre.

Arkyd space telescope demonstrator will launch as early as April 2014

Posted in Hardware on 28th Oct, 2013
by Alex Muller

Planetary Resources will advance its mission to mine resource rich near Earth asteroids by launching the Arkyd spacecraft.