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# Space

This month
March 2024
Elon Musk's mega rocket has been 'lost' trying to re-enter the atmosphere
Japan’s first private rocket launch explodes seconds after take-off
Last month
February 2024
US Moon lander to be 'put to sleep' soon but company hoping to 'wake it up' in three weeks
Private spacecraft is 'alive and well' after touching down on Moon for first time yesterday
Privately owned US spacecraft set for historic lunar touchdown tonight
This year
2024
'Potentially hazardous' asteroid the size of football pitch to pass Earth on Friday
Poll: Should we still be trying to reach the moon?
US-made lunar mission experiences 'anomaly' after separation from launch rocket
Last year
2023
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches US military drone on research mission
The International Space Station will fly across Irish skies tonight
Nasa to release first images of largest asteroid sample ever collected in space
The largest asteroid samples ever collected have returned to Earth in a NASA probe
Study of UFOs will require new scientific techniques, says Nasa
India launches spacecraft to study the sun after successful moon mission
India’s moon rover confirms presence of sulphur and other elements near lunar south pole
Four astronauts from four countries blast off for International Space Station
India's lunar rover to carry out experiments over 14 days on the moon
Irish scientists capture one of most advanced images of stellar birth ever taken
Russian space agency chief blames decades of lunar exploration inactivity for Moon crash
Russia to launch its first mission to the moon in almost 50 years
A supermoon will be visible over Ireland across the next three nights
India launches spacecraft on month-long mission to the moon
Rainy weather on Earth interrupts livestream broadcast from Mars
NASA scientists say 'more high quality data' needed on UFOs in first public meeting
UAE unveils plans to send spaceship to explore solar system’s main asteroid belt
Nasa picks Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to build second lunar lander for Moon mission
Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship explodes minutes after test launch of world's biggest rocket
ESA mission to explore Jupiter’s moons postponed due to risk of lightning
Astronomers discover one of biggest black holes ever recorded using new technique
First ever 3D-printed rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral but fails to reach orbit
Nasa Webb telescope captures image of star on cusp of death 15,000 light-years away
SpaceX Dragon crew to blast off for ISS after cancelled Monday launch
New planet ring system discovered in our Solar System
Jupiter has just broken the record for most moons in the solar system
Green comet to make its closest approach to Earth in 50,000 years tonight
Truck-sized asteroid misses Earth in one of the closest approaches to the planet ever recorded
Stars disappearing from human sight at ‘astonishing rate’, say scientists
New image from James Webb telescope holds clues on how the first stars formed
Russia to send new capsule to return crew from ISS as Soyuz suffers meteorite strike
Five starry spectacles to watch out for in 2023