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JAXA confirms acceleration of IKAROS solar sail by photon pressure

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Acceleration of the IKAROS spacecraft by solar pressure has been confirmed.

Planck All-sky

The Planck spacecraft, designed to observe the cosmic microwave in unprecedented detail, releases its first all sky map.

Hayabusa Returns to Earth with a Flash

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After seven years in space, the Hayabusa mission has come to an end.

How many planets are out there? First Results from Kepler!

The science team for the Kepler spacecraft announces the discovery of 306 new extrasolar planets.

A 'great day' for the future of commercial space

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The company SpaceX successfully launches the Falcon 9, a rocket powerful enough to carry manned capsules, into orbit.

Did Phoenix lose a wing?

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As expected, the Mars Phoenix Lander fails to reestablish contact, and images taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter might show exactly why.

IKAROS - Japan's Solar Sail

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Japan is set to launch the solar sail IKAROS on May 18th at the same time as a spacecraft to Venus.

Happy 20th anniversary, Hubble!

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It is the 20th anniversary since the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA’s Asteroid Mission: Scary but Useful

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The White House outlines changes to long-term plans for NASA concerning space exploration.

What do you call a rover that is stuck? Answer: A LANDER!

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Efforts to extricate the Mars Spirit Rover from a sand trap have been abandoned.

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