The bag was used by astronaut Neil Armstrong to collect the first ever samples of the Moon in 1969.
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Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
A Nasa probe returns the most detailed pictures ever of one of the Solar System's biggest storms.
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Jonathan Amos
Science correspondent
The door closes on the giant chamber that will run the final thermal vacuum test on the James Webb observatory.
Read moreWhat is behind Jupiter's Red Spot?
The NASA spacecraft Juno has flown over the biggest storm ever recorded by scientists. Known as the Great Red Spot, the storm is the most recognisable feature of the planet Jupiter. Scott Bolton, the chief scientist leading the experiment, spoke to BBC Newsday. (Picture: Illustration of Juno spacecraft and planet Jupiter. Credit: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
The VP made a tongue-in-cheek apology to Nasa after a photo of him touching the equipment went viral.
Read moreThe tiny satellite was designed by Rifath Sharrook, 18, and manufactured using a 3-D printer.
Nasa scientists are very excited about the eclipse happening in the United States later this summer.
Paul Rincon
Science editor, BBC News website
The crashed European spacecraft Schiaparelli was ill-prepared for its attempt at landing on the surface of Mars, a report suggests.
Read moreNasa chief engineer Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu on the robots that are changing the world.
Jonathan Amos
Science correspondent
Europe and America are building two satellites to study the Sun that will venture closer to the solar inferno than any previous missions.
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