Saturn moon has oxygen atmosphere
11-26-2010 |
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A thin oxygen atmosphere has been discovered on Rhea, one of the moons of Saturn.
Mars "Hopper" could run on Martian gases
11-23-2010 | 3
Future robotic missions to Mars could use gas from the Martian atmosphere to "hop" large distances.
NASA moves X-34s out of storage
11-21-2010 | 10
After ten years in storage NASA are considering bringing the X-34s back to operational status.
Should Pluto be a planet after all ?
11-21-2010 | 27
Pluto may have been demoted but it turns out it is the largest body in the outer solar system after all.
Giant extra-galactic planet discovered
11-20-2010 | 12
For the first time scientists have observed a planet that originated outside our own galaxy.
NASA announce black hole birth discovery
11-16-2010 | 97
NASA held a conference on Monday to announce that they'd witnessed the birth of a black hole.
Is Jupiter's lost stripe making a comeback?
11-15-2010 | 8
Jupiter's southern equatorial belt which disappeared in May is showing signs of a reappearance.
Astronomers build galactic dark matter map
11-14-2010 | 25
Astronomers have used the Hubble telescope to produce a highly detailed dark matter map.
NASA discovers "exceptional object"
11-12-2010 | 97
NASA are holding a conference on Monday to announce a discovery by the Chandra telescope.
Star system 'resembles game of snooker'
11-11-2010 | 1
Astronomers have discovered a star system that appears remarkably like a game of snooker.
Deep Impact flies by small comet
11-6-2010 | 4
The Deep Impact spacecraft flew by a small comet on Thursday some 13 million miles from Earth.
NASA to put a robot on moon in 1000 days
11-5-2010 | 16
NASA engineers believe they can launch a low-cost robotic Moon mission within 1000 days.
Super-massive neutron star discovered
10-31-2010 | 10
Astronomers have discovered a super-massive neutron star with an incredibly high density.
Two planets, two stars, one system
10-28-2010 | 0
Astronomers have discovered two Jupiter-like planets orbiting two close sister stars.
Deep Impact spacecraft readies for comet
10-27-2010 |
The Deep Impact spacecraft will soon be making a close approach of the comet Hartley 2.
NASA to lead global asteroid response
10-26-2010 | 14
NASA will play a leading role in Earth's response to possible asteroid threats.
World's first spaceport runway opens
10-24-2010 | 8
The first ever commercial spaceport has opened its runway in the New Mexico desert.
One-way Mars trip could initiate colonization
10-23-2010 | 10
Physicists have contended that a manned one-way trip to Mars could be the way forward.
NASA preps "100-year-spacecraft"
10-21-2010 | 18
A senior NASA official has announced a project to create a new type of interplanetary spacecraft.
Inside the Soviets' failed moon program
10-18-2010 | 5
Back in the 1960s both the USA and the Soviet Union raced to place the first humans on the moon.
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