China unveils ambitious space projects
8-24-2012 |
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China's space agency has revealed a number of new projects that are currently in the works.
NASA unveils their next Mars mission
VIDEO 8-22-2012 | 12
A new mission planned for 2016 will be the first to take a look at the deep interior of the Red Planet.
Mars rover zaps rock with laser beam
8-21-2012 | 13
NASA's Curiosity rover debuted its ChemCam laser by firing the tool at a nearby rock called 'Coronation'.
Why is the sun so perfectly round ?
8-18-2012 | 18
It's hot, it's bright and it also happens to be one of the most pefectly round things ever measured.
Is the Sun surrounded by dark matter ?
8-12-2012 | 10
University of Zurich researchers have made the claim after building a simulation of the Milky Way.
Mars rover beams back panoramic view
8-11-2012 | 28
NASA's Curiosity rover has returned a stunning panoramic view of the landscape within Gale Crater.
Sir Bernard Lovell dies aged 98
8-10-2012 | 11
The pioneering physicist and astronomer was regarded as one of the great visionary leaders of science.
Curiosity rover successfully lands on Mars
8-6-2012 | 59
NASA rejoiced this morning as the one-ton Mars Science Laboratory touched down on the Red Planet.
Curiosity on final approach to Mars
VIDEO 8-5-2012 | 23
NASA's Curiosity rover is feeling the tug of Mars' gravity as it prepares to land on the Red Planet.
Commercial space flights to generate $1.6B ?
8-2-2012 | 2
Suborbital space trips could generate as much as $1.6 billion within the first decade of operations.
Ice avalanches found on Iapetus
8-1-2012 | 8
Huge and destructive landslides have been discovered on Iapetus, one of the moons of Saturn.
Apollo Moon flags still standing
7-31-2012 | 31
New images from the Lunar Reconaissance Orbiter show the Apollo landing site flags still standing.
Company offering one way Mars trips
7-30-2012 | 53
Mars One is planning on settling a colony on Mars by 2023 as part of an ambitious new project.
Europe to send lander to the Moon
VIDEO 7-30-2012 | 7
The European Space Agency's Lunar Lander mission will aim to land a robot on the surface in 2018.
Distant solar system mirrors our own
7-27-2012 | 18
Planets orbiting a sun-like star exhibit the closest layout to that of our own solar system yet seen.
Mars orbiter repositioned for rover landing
7-26-2012 | 14
The Mars Odyssey spacecraft has been repositioned ahead of August's Curiosity rover landing.
What if Apollo 11 had been stranded ?
7-24-2012 | 64
What would have happened if the Apollo 11 crew had been unable to take off again from the lunar surface ?
What does space smell like?
7-22-2012 | 67
Here on Earth we are subjected to a wide range of smells on a daily basis, but what about in space ?
Ancient spiral galaxy puzzles astronomers
7-22-2012 | 14
A spiral galaxy dating back to just 3 billion years after the Big Bang has been photographed by Hubble.
'Hole on Mars' discovered
7-21-2012 | 34
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has snapped a photograph of a strange hole on the Red Planet.
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