# Space
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# Space
A Nasa astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan.
# space - Friday 9 April, 2021
# Astronauts
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# Astronauts
The trio launched successfully from Russia’s leased Baikonur base in Kazakhstan.
# space - Thursday 4 March, 2021
# Elon Musk
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# Elon Musk
Two previous test flights had crash-landed in fireballs.
# space - Sunday 28 February, 2021
# NASA
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# NASA
Mission Control said it would need to work on “kindergarten skills” after some painted lines were slightly off.
# space - Wednesday 24 February, 2021
# Red Planet
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# Red Planet
The panorama is composed of 142 individual images stitched together on Earth, NASA said.
# space - Monday 22 February, 2021
# The Red Planet
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# The Red Planet
The agency also released new images the rover took on the Martian surface.
# space - Sunday 21 February, 2021
# Quiz
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# Quiz
Test your knowledge.
# space - Thursday 24 December, 2020
# Look Up
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# Look Up
We’re starting another rotation around the sun. Here’s what to watch out for in the skies.
# space - Sunday 6 December, 2020
# Sent From Space
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# Sent From Space
Scientists hope the precious samples could help shed light on the origin of life and the formation of the universe.
# space - Friday 4 December, 2020
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Chang’e 5 will return to earth with 2kg of moon rocks – it is expected to touch down in Mongolia later this month.
# space - Tuesday 1 December, 2020
# Chang’e 5
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# Chang’e 5
It is one step on a programme to send a manned mission to the satellite.
# space - Tuesday 17 November, 2020
# SpaceX
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# SpaceX
The four astronauts aboard the Dragon capsule will remain at the ISS for six months.
# space - Monday 16 November, 2020
# SpaceX
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# SpaceX
The flight to the space station – 27.5 hours door to door – should be entirely automated.
# space - Wednesday 21 October, 2020
# Bennu
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# Bennu
Only Japan has previously collected asteroid samples.
# space - Wednesday 16 September, 2020
# Space
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# Space
Scientists made a new discovery in the clouds of Venus recently…
# space - Monday 14 September, 2020
# Phone Home
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# Phone Home
The gas has been detected in the atmosphere of Venus, suggesting the planet could host unknown photochemical or geochemical processes.
# space - Sunday 9 August, 2020
# THE PERSEIDS
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# THE PERSEIDS
There will be 20 times more shooting stars than a normal night on Tuesday and Wednesday.
# space - Thursday 30 July, 2020
# Perseverance
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# Perseverance
The rocket took off in California despite a 4.2 magnitude earthquake.
# space - Friday 24 July, 2020
# Look To The Skies
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# Look To The Skies
Test your knowledge here.
# Star Wars
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# Star Wars
US Space Command said it has evidence that Moscow carried out the test on 15 July.
# space - Thursday 23 July, 2020
# Tianwen 1
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# Tianwen 1
The Chinese mission is named Tianwen-1.
# space - Wednesday 15 July, 2020
# Space Race
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# Space Race
Earth and Mars are unusually close at the moment, a mere hop of 55 million kilometres.
# space - Saturday 13 June, 2020
# Liftoff
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# Liftoff
A new batch of 58 Starlink internet satellites and three Earth-observation satellites were launched.
# space - Wednesday 27 May, 2020
# Return To Orbit
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# Return To Orbit
The launch will be attempted again on Saturday.
# space - Tuesday 26 May, 2020
# Demo 2
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# Demo 2
If all goes as planned, the mission will see SpaceX become the first private company to send astronauts into space.
# space - Sunday 22 December, 2019
# NASA
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# NASA
The two-day demo was originally due to last for over a week.
# space - Saturday 21 December, 2019
# Final Frontier
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# Final Frontier
It will initially have about 200 people and a first-year budget of $40 million.
# space - Friday 20 December, 2019
# Rosie
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# Rosie
It’s a huge moment for US spaceflight which is now dependant on private companies.
# space - Wednesday 27 November, 2019
# Astronomical
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# Astronomical
The black hole is twice as big as scientists believed possible.
# space - Saturday 2 November, 2019
# Special Delivery
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# Special Delivery
The space station is currently home to three Americans, two Russians and one Italian.
# space - Tuesday 29 October, 2019
# Great Gig In The Sky
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# Great Gig In The Sky
The brightest of the fireballs was at about 6.54 pm last night.
# space - Friday 18 October, 2019
# Space
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# Space
There have been 227 spacewalkers since the first spacewalk in 1965 and all of them have included a male.
# space - Friday 30 August, 2019
# Rocket Man
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# Rocket Man
US military chiefs claim the move is necessary to defend the country’s ‘way of life’.
# space - Tuesday 27 August, 2019
# Welcome Aboard
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# Welcome Aboard
Fedor copies human movements and can help astronauts carry out tasks remotely.
# space - Saturday 24 August, 2019
# International Space Station
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# International Space Station
NASA astronaut Anne McClain has admitted to accessing her ex-partner’s bank account from the International Space Station.
# space - Monday 12 August, 2019
# Mix It Up
# Mix It Up
The Irish scrum-halves didn’t kick a single time during the win over Italy.
# space - Sunday 21 July, 2019
# The Irish For
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# The Irish For
The calling to travel beyond the Earth owes itself to mythology as well as science, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
# space - Friday 7 June, 2019
# Star Tours
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# Star Tours
Private astronauts may soon be able to visit the ISS for $35,000 a night.
# space - Wednesday 24 April, 2019
# Marsquake
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# Marsquake
Nasa has said the new seismic event was too small to provide solid data on the Martian interior.
# space - Thursday 11 April, 2019
# Supermassive Big Star
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# Supermassive Big Star
Bouman has herself became an internet celebrity after yesterday’s picture.
