NASA unveils new Space Launch System
9-15-2011 |
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The new launcher will be the most powerful ever built, capable of taking humans to the Moon and Mars.
50 new extrasolar planets discovered
9-13-2011 | 106
Astronomers have announced the discovery of 50 exoplanets, one of which could be habitable.
Twin GRAIL probes lift-off for the moon
9-12-2011 | 7
The probes launched from Cape Canaveral on a mission to discover what's beneath the lunar surface.
Six tonne satellite to fall from orbit
9-10-2011 | 58
NASA has warned that a large $750 million satellite is soon to fall uncontrolled out of orbit.
NASA releases new Apollo site photographs
9-7-2011 | 33
New images showing the Apollo landing sites taken from orbit have been released by NASA.
Hew Horizons still on course for Pluto
9-6-2011 | 11
NASA's New Horizons probe is still hurtling towards Pluto at a speed of 1 million miles a day.
NASA to release Apollo landing site images
9-3-2011 | 50
A teleconference is being held on Tuesday in which new Apollo landing site photographs will be revealed.
Domino's plans pizza restaurant on the Moon
9-2-2011 | 35
Domino's pizza has claimed it is planning to build a restaurant on the surface of the Moon.
Juno photographs the "pale blue dot"
9-1-2011 | 20
NASA's Juno spacecraft has taken a photograph of the Earth from six million miles away.
Will the space station be abandoned?
8-30-2011 | 23
The International Space Station may soon become unmanned following the recent Soyuz crash.
Mars astronauts could grow "kitchen garden"
8-29-2011 | 7
Salad and vegetables could be grown on board the first spacecraft to carry humans to Mars.
Massive hurricanes plague other worlds
8-29-2011 | 6
Earth is not the only planet to experience hurricanes - storms on Jupiter and Saturn put Irene to shame.
Planet made of diamond discovered
8-26-2011 | 43
A planet formed from a dead star in orbit around a pulsar is believed to have crystallized in to diamond.
NASA's humanoid robot is awake in space
8-25-2011 | 14
NASA's experimental "Robonaut" has been successfully powered up on the International Space Station.
Mars soil more suitable for life than thought
8-23-2011 | 13
Scientists have found that the soil on Mars may be a lot more suitable for life than previously believed.
Will asteroid Apophis hit Earth in 2036 ?
8-20-2011 | 32
Scientists have proposed a spacecraft that could prevent an asteroid from colliding with the Earth.
ESA and Russia for manned Mars mission
8-19-2011 | 27
The European Space Agency have announced that they are planning a manned trip to Mars with Russia.
Space hotel plans announced
8-17-2011 | 13
Russia has revealed plans for an orbiting space hotel that is due to open as early as 2016.
Space junk poses clean-up challenge
8-13-2011 | 18
The amount of debris in orbit is posing an ever greater risk to spacecraft and the environment.
Opportunity reaches Endeavour crater
8-11-2011 | 8
The Mars rover Opportunity has arrived at a large crater containing rocks that haven't been seen before.
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