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NASA launches 4 spacecraft to study magnetic reconnection

U.S. space agency NASA on Thursday launched four identical spacecraft to study how magnetic fields like those around Earth and Sun interact as part of efforts to understand space weather events that could disrupt power grids, communications and navigation systems.

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Countdown to China's new space programs begins

China hopes to put a rover on Mars around 2020, complete a manned space station around 2022 and test a heavy carrier rocket around 2030, a top space scientist revealed Sunday.

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Half of stars may be orphans with no galaxy

As many as half of all stars may be orphans that lie in what had been thought to be dark spaces between galaxies, according to a sounding rocket experiment conducted by U.S. space agency NASA.

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U.S. cargo rocket explodes seconds after launch

​An unmanned rocket operated by private U.S. firm Orbital Sciences Corp. exploded Tuesday seconds after its launch, NASA TV showed.

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Japan's Hitachi develops long-life high-density data storage chip

Japan's Hitachi Ltd. has developed technology that can write data onto high heat- and radiation- resistant fused silica glass that is capable of storing data for up to 300 million years, local media reported Monday.

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India successfully reaches Mars in first attempt

​India Wednesday scripted history by becoming the world's first country to reach Mars in its maiden attempt.

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U.S. deep space rocket moves into construction phase

​U.S. space agency NASA said Wednesday that it has completed a rigorous review of the Space Launch System (SLS), the world's largest rocket under development to take humans beyond Earth orbit and to Mars.

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Russian space programs unaffected by political tension

Political tension around Russia and Ukraine would not affect the national space programs, a senior space official said Tuesday.

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U.S. spacewalkers replace failed backup computer on ISS

A pair of U.S. astronauts successfully replaced a failed backup computer on the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday during a short spacewalk, U.S. space agency NASA said.

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NASA suspends cooperation with Russia except for ISS

U.S. space agency NASA has suspended all contacts with its Russian counterpart Roscosmos except for ongoing activities aboard the International Space Station (ISS), according to an internal letter published by the U. S. space news website Spaceref on Wednesday, citing U.S.-Russian tensions over Ukraine and Crimea.

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"Gravity" inspires Chinese space scientists

A Chinese spaceship plays a key part in Dr. Ryan Stone's thrilling journey back to Earth in the Oscar-winning film "Gravity."

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Two Chinese businessmen booked space trips for 2015: report

Two Chinese businessmen have already booked tickets for space trip in 2015 since registration began on the Chinese mainland on Dec. 27, the China Daily reported on Monday.

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Two Chinese businessmen booked space trips for 2015

Two Chinese businessmen have already booked tickets for space trip in 2015 since registration began on the Chinese mainland on Dec. 27, the China Daily reported on Monday.

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Deep space monitoring station abroad imperative

China needs to build a deep space monitoring station abroad because the existing network is not capable of tracking deep space detectors round the clock, a leading scientist said on Monday.

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S. Korea to launch homegrown rocket by 2020

South Korea plans to launch its homegrown space launch vehicles to put a satellite in orbit by 2020, the government said Tuesday.

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European space company receives contract for new rocket launchers

Europe's space company Astrium announced Wednesday that it has been awarded three new contracts by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of the rocket launchers, Ariane 6 and Ariane 5 ME.

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China completes longest manned space mission

Three astronauts who completed China's longest manned space mission returned to Earth safely Wednesday morning, marking another step towards the country's goal of building a permanent manned space station by 2020.