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US, Russian, Japanese astronauts return from ISS INTERNATIONAL

US, Russian, Japanese astronauts return from ISS

Three astronauts landed safely in Kazakhstan Sunday following a 115-day mission aboard the the International Space Station, including US astronaut Kate Rubins, the first person to sequence DNA in space.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Robot explorers headed for Mars quest: ESA INTERNATIONAL

Robot explorers headed for Mars quest: ESA

Europe will send a tiny lander on a scorching, supersonic tumble to Mars on Wednesday and place a gas-sniffing probe in orbit around the Red Planet in a daring quest with Russia for extraterrestrial life.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rosetta: What did Europe's comet mission uncover? INTERNATIONAL

Rosetta: What did Europe's comet mission uncover?

Europe's Rosetta spacecraft, due to switch off Friday after a 12-year odyssey, carried eleven scientific instruments to sniff and photograph a comet from all angles.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
World's largest radio telescope begins operations INTERNATIONAL

World's largest radio telescope begins operations

The world's largest radio telescope began operating in southwestern China Sunday, a project Beijing says will help humanity search for alien life.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
SpaceX lands Falcon 9 rocket after launching Japanese satellite INTERNATIONAL

SpaceX lands Falcon 9 rocket after launching Japanese satellite

SpaceX successfully landed a reusable Falcon 9 rocket on a floating drone ship at sea early Sunday after the vehicle had sent a Japanese communications satellite into orbit.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
NASA's Juno spacecraft orbits Jupiter, 'king of solar system' INTERNATIONAL

NASA's Juno spacecraft orbits Jupiter, 'king of solar system'

NASA celebrated a key triumph on Tuesday as its $1.1 billion Juno spacecraft successfully slipped into orbit around Jupiter on a mission to probe the origin of the solar system.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
NASA spaceship barrels toward Jupiter, 'planet on asteroids' INTERNATIONAL

NASA spaceship barrels toward Jupiter, 'planet on asteroids'

Juno, an unmanned NASA spacecraft, is barrelling toward Jupiter on a $1.1 billion mission to circle the biggest planet in the solar system and shed new light on the origin ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Three astronauts touch down after 6 months in space INTERNATIONAL

Three astronauts touch down after 6 months in space

A three-man crew, including British astronaut Tim Peake, landed in the Kazakh steppe on Saturday after completing a six-month mission at the International Space Station (ISS).

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India's budget mini space shuttle blasts off INTERNATIONAL

India's budget mini space shuttle blasts off

India successfully launched its first mini space shuttle on Monday as New Delhi's famously frugal space agency joined the global race to make rockets as reusable as airplanes.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Luxembourg reaches for the stars with asteroid mining deal INTERNATIONAL

Luxembourg reaches for the stars with asteroid mining deal

Luxembourg has staked its claim to the final frontier with an ambitious plan to profit from the mining of asteroids, the government said Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
SpaceX to launch Japanese satellite early Friday INTERNATIONAL

SpaceX to launch Japanese satellite early Friday

SpaceX plans to launch early Friday a Japanese communications satellite into a distant orbit before attempting to land the first stage of its Falcon rocket on a floating platform ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
First rocket launch from Russia's Vostochny after delay INTERNATIONAL

First rocket launch from Russia's Vostochny after delay

Russia's new Vostochny cosmodrome hosted its first rocket launch Thursday, the Roscosmos space agency said, after a last-minute delay a day earlier led to President Vladimir Putin criticising ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016