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The European Robotic Arm (ERA) will be launched to the International Space Station together with the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module, called ‘Nauka’. ERA is the first robot able to ‘walk’ around the Russian segment of the Space Station. It has the ability to anchor itself to the Station and move back and forward by itself, hand-over-hand between fixed base-points. This 11-metre intelligent space robot will serve as main manipulator on the Russian part of the Space Station, assisting the astronauts during spacewalks. The robot arm can help install, deploy and replace elements in outer space

A Chinese Long March 4C rocket takes off carrying the Fengyun 3E weather satellite. Credit: Xinhua

A new Chinese Fengyun weather satellite launched Sunday and flew into an early morning polar orbit to feed data into global computer models, adding inputs that international weather officials said will improve medium and long-range forecasts.

A Chinese Long March 2D rocket lifts off Saturday. Credit: Xinhua

China successfully launched five small remote sensing satellites on top of a Long March 2D rocket Saturday into an orbit more than 330 miles above Earth.

Astronomers find more bright spots underneath Mars's south polar cap, but could they really be subterranean lakes?

On July 5, 2021, Earth will be at the farthest point in its orbit around the sun, also known as aphelion.

Space Mysteries: A fast radio burst was detected from within our galaxy for the first time. We may be closer to uncovering its origin.

The public feedback will help NASA conduct a thorough review of its programs, practices, and policies, according to agency officials.

The planet has been losing 33,000 square miles (87,000 square kilometers) of ice coverage each year since 1979.

For the first time, two astronauts have worked outside of China's space station.

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a dazzling new view of a distant star cluster, one filled with stars that sparkle in red, white and blue.

The sun erupted with a surprise solar flare on Saturday (July 3), the largest since 2017, in an early explosion of cosmic fireworks ahead of the Fourth of July.

While many Americans will celebrate the Fourth of July with a day off from work, astronauts at the International Space Station are spending their holiday preparing a cargo ship's return to Earth.

In the chilly Arctic, a long-frozen region is a critical refuge for wildlife that depends on ice. But the so-called Last Ice Area could melt away as Earth warms.

A new survey reveals that most Americans believe in intelligent extraterrestrial life and do not feel threatened by the appearance of UFOs.

Small Town Monsters' latest paranormal project focuses on the connection between unidentified objects and energy sources.

Here's how to see planets visible in July's night sky.

NASA's Perseverance rover is picking up the pace on Mars thanks to technology that helps the robot avoid running into trouble.