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JAXA finds 'minute particles' in deep space capsule

Japan's space agency said Monday it has found "minute particles" of what it hopes is asteroid dust in the capsule of the space probe Hayabusa which returned to Earth last month.

 
 
 

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Russian craft docks safely at space station

An unmanned Russian supply vessel docked Sunday without trouble at the International Space Station, two days after a technical glitch forced a similar docking to be aborted.


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Russian cargo ship fails to dock with ISS

An unmanned Russian Progress cargo ship on Friday failed to dock as planned with the International Space Station (ISS) after flying past the facility in a rare mishap, mission control said.


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Astronaut Payette hanging 'em up

Canadian astronaut Julie Payette will be remaining on Earth for the foreseeable future, according to recent reports.


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Japan's space agency finds trace of gas in asteroid

Japan's space agency said it had found a trace of gas Thursday in a capsule thought to contain asteroid dust that was brought back to Earth after a multi-billion-kilometre (mile) space journey.


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Hubble telescope may explain streak of light on Jupiter

The orbiting Hubble telescope may have explained a mystery streak of light that occurred on the face of Jupiter on June 3, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday.


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