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Are asteroids humanity's 'greatest challenge'?

Throughoutits4.5-billion-yearhistory,Earthhasbeenrepeatedlypummelledbyspacerocksthathavecausedanythingfromaninnocuoussplashintheoceantospeciesannihilation.Whent

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NASA gives private sector further access to its software

NASA has further opened up its software vault. The U.S. space agency will allow the private sector more access to some of its programming in an effort to tap often underutilized resources for the development of new businesses outside the space industry.

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NASA gives private sector further access to its software

NASAhasfurtheropenedupitssoftwarevault.TheU.S.spaceagencywillallowtheprivatesectormoreaccesstosomeofitsprogramminginanefforttotapoftenunderutilizedresourcesfort

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3D model of rapidly-growing Melbourne skyline revealed

An Australian-first online three-dimensional model of how the Melbourne skyline will look as the city rapidly expands has been made available on Thursday.

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Chinese cargo spacecraft begins independent orbit

China’sfirstcargospacecraftTianzhou1isnoworbitingindependentlyinspaceaftersuccessfullyseparatingfromtheTiangong2spacelab.Thesuccessfulsplitwascompletedat9:47a.m

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Woman discovered treasure trove of rare space documents in the trash

ANavyveteranaccidentallystumbleduponanumberofraredocumentsandimagesfromtheheightofthespaceage—inthetrashoutsideofahomeinFlorida.FormeraviationelectricianYvetteQ

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4D printing to make packing for outer space much easier

ScientistsattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologyintheUShaveinventedanewtechniquethatcouldmakepackingforouterspace,wherepayloadscancosttensofthousandsofdollarsperpoun

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China to launch four more space probes and satellites before 2021

China will launch four more space probes and satellites before 2021 as part of the country's efforts to develop space science, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) announced on Friday.

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China to launch four more space probes and satellites before 2021

Chinawilllaunchfourmorespaceprobesandsatellitesbefore2021aspartofthecountry'seffortstodevelopspacescience,theStateAdministrationofScience,TechnologyandIndustryf

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China launches first space telescope to study Milky Way mysteries

China launched on Thursday its first space telescope – Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) – with the aim of studying celestial sources of X-rays in the Milky Way among other strange space phenomena, such as pulsars and belching "big eaters".

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China launches first space telescope to study Milky Way mysteries

ChinalaunchedonThursdayitsfirstspacetelescope–HardX-rayModulationTelescope(HXMT)–withtheaimofstudyingcelestialsourcesofX-raysintheMilkyWayamongotherstrangespace

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Chinese-built solar drone 'Rainbow' reaches 20,000 meters high

China's first solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) – domestically designed and manufactured – successfully reached an altitude of 20,000 meters during a test flight in the country's northwest regions.

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China’s first home-made solar drone soars to near space

China'sfirstdomesticallydevelopedsolarpoweredunmannedaerialvehicle(UAV)hassuccessfullyflownto20,000metres(65,000ft)inanear-spacetestflight.The"Rainbow"drone,dev

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Chinese-built solar drone 'Rainbow' reaches 20,000 meters high

China'sfirstsolar-poweredunmannedaerialvehicle(UAV)–domesticallydesignedandmanufactured–successfullyreachedanaltitudeof20,000metersduringatestflightinthecountry

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South Africa launches first privately owned Nano satellite

Known as nSight1, it is orbiting Earth and capturing images with a remote sensing camera, the first time ever a private company in Africa has invested in building and launching a satellite.

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South Africa launches first privately owned Nano satellite

KnownasnSight1,itisorbitingEarthandcapturingimageswitharemotesensingcamera,thefirsttimeeveraprivatecompanyinAfricahasinvestedinbuildingandlaunchingasatellite.Sc

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China uses space technologies to protect ancient books

Chinaisrepurposingbreakthroughsinspacetechnologytohelpsafeguardthenation'sliteraryheritageafterresearchersdevelopedspecialsafeswithastronauticalcharacteristicst