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China is sending its Chang’e 6 spacecraft to the far side of the moon

If all goes well, the Chang’e 6 probe will be the first ever to land on the far side of the moon to take samples and bring them back to Earth

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Japan’s SLIM moon lander has shockingly survived a third lunar night

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Japan’s SLIM moon lander has shockingly survived a third lunar night

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Two lunar landers have fallen over – but they’re still doing okay

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Why the Peregrine moon lander was burned up in Earth's atmosphere

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2M3CPXW Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA. 12th Nov, 2022. X-37B orbital test vehicle concludes sixth successful mission. Orbital Test Vehicle-6 (OTV-6), the U.S. Space Force's unmanned, reusable spaceplane, successfully deorbited and landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility on Nov. 12, 2022, at 05:22 a.m. The service module successfully separated from the OTV before landing, which is a necessary activity due to the aerodynamic forces experienced by the X-37B vehicle upon re-entry. In the coming weeks, the service module will be disposed of in accordance with best practices

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Space Force’s secretive space plane is making its highest flight yet

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An artist's impression of NASA's Voyager spacecraft

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NASA has regained contact with Voyager 2 after losing it for a week

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Was SpaceX's first attempt to launch its Starship rocket a failure?

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Japanese Hakuto-R spacecraft seems to have crash-landed on the moon

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Insight on Mars

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NASA’s InSight lander has been declared dead after four years on Mars

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ASI?s LICIACube satellite acquired this image just before its closest approach to the Dimorphos asteroid, after the Double Asteroid Redirect Test, or DART mission, purposefully made impact on Sep. 26, 2022. Didymos, Dimorphos, and the plume coming off of Dimorphos after DART impact are clearly visible. Credits: ASI/NASA

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NASA's asteroid redirection spacecraft was a smashing success in 2022

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test aimed to change the orbit of the space rock Dimorphos, and it did so perfectly

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Plasma sail spacecraft could soar like an albatross to Alpha Centauri

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Secretive US space plane X-37B lands after record 908 days in orbit

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UK wants to send a spacecraft to grab two dead satellites from space

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NASA awards $2 million to advance rainbow-coloured solar sail project

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