Where did Triton come from ?
6-6-2011 |
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Neptune's moon Tritan is unusual in that it is geologically active and has a retrograde orbit.
Man discovers "structure" on Mars
6-5-2011 | 591
Armchair astronomer David Martines discovered what he believes to be a building on the surface of Mars.
Juno solar panels complete testing
5-31-2011 | 4
The solar panels that will power the Juno spacecraft on its trip to Jupiter have completed their testing.
Mars Spirit Rover mission officially ends
5-26-2011 | 23
After seven years a mission that was supposed to last only three months has finally come to an end.
Space Adventures offer flights to the Moon
5-24-2011 | 25
US company plans to offer space flight tours including a breathtaking trip around the moon.
Woman held for 'trying to sell moon rock'
5-22-2011 | 29
A Californian woman was arrested in a sting operation trying to sell a moon rock for $1.7 million.
Habitable planet found 20 lights years away
5-18-2011 | 171
European scientists have declared a nearby planet with Earth-like conditions to be habitable.
Jupiter's moon Io has subsurface lava ocean
5-16-2011 | 5
Io has a massive global reservoir of molten lava 30 miles deep powering its fierce and active volcanism.
Rare planetary alignment on Friday 13th
5-12-2011 | 32
In a spectacular event Venus, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter will all line up in the sky this Friday.
NASA contemplates 2016 planetary mission
5-8-2011 | 12
NASA are planning to pick from three possible destinations for a $425 million mission in 2016.
"Moon microbes" mystery solved
5-7-2011 | 12
When Apollo 12 returned to Earth in 1969, microorganisms were found on one of the cameras.
US and Europe plan new supply ship
5-6-2011 | 2
ESA and NASA may be working together to develop a new automated space station supply vessel.
Chinese astronaut calls for US cooperation
5-1-2011 | 9
China's most renowned astronaut Yang Liwei has called for future cooperation between the two countries.
World's first space tourist 10 years on
4-30-2011 | 6
Millionaire Dennis Tito became the world's first space tourist on an eight day trip costing $20m.
China to build space station
4-28-2011 | 24
China has unveiled plans to build a multi-module space station within the next ten years.
Telescope to pick up gravitational waves
4-18-2011 | 5
The new underground Einstein telescope could allow scientists to directly see a black hole.
50th anniversary of the first man in space
4-12-2011 | 13
50 years ago today cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made history when he became the first ever human in space.
Bizarre "shape-shifter" vortex on Venus
4-11-2011 | 4
A new study of the planet Venus has identified a shape-shifting vortex that changes shape every day.
Asteroid trails Earth in weird orbit
4-7-2011 | 25
A newly discovered asteroid has been found to have been following us for 250,000 years.
Messenger begins Mercury mission
4-6-2011 | 3
The Messenger spacecraft's year-long mission in orbit around the planet Mercury has now begun.
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