Rosetta probe has close encounter with asteroid
7-12-2010 |
3
ESA's Rosetta probe has flown within 1900 miles of the largest asteroid ever visited by a spacecraft.
Black hole blows huge gas bubble
7-9-2010 | 13
A black hole has been observed blowing a massive bubble of hot gas 1000 light-years across.
First image of entire universe revealed
7-6-2010 | 31
The first ever image of the entire universe has been put together from pictures taken by Europe's Planck telescope.
Astronomers baffled by far-out world
7-5-2010 | 11
Astronomers have spotted an unusual planet that's size and position in relation to its star is baffling.
Rare hole in the moon photographed
6-29-2010 | 12
New photographs of the moon have revealed a rare hole the size of a football field on the lunar surface.
Nuclear bombs could save earth from asteroids
6-28-2010 | 9
Scientists have suggested that blowing massive asteroids to bits with nuclear bombs might be a viable tactic.
Manned asteroid landing by 2025 "uncertain"
6-27-2010 | 5
Obama's plan to land humans on as asteroid by the year 2025 have been met with uncertainty.
Could Venus have ever supported life ?
6-27-2010 | 3
The European Space Agency's Venus Express spacecraft is helping to determine if Venus ever had oceans.
'Superstorm' rages on exoplanet
6-24-2010 | 2
Scientists have identified a fierce storm raging on a distant planet with 7000km per hour winds.
Students discover cave on Mars
6-22-2010 | 6
A group of students have discovered a cave on Mars using the cameras on board NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter.
Music of the sun recorded by scientists
6-21-2010 | 7
For the first time scientists have recorded the eerie musical harmonies produced by the sun's magnetic field.
'Killer space rock' hunt to begin
6-18-2010 | 6
A new observatory designed to search for objects that could pose a threat to the Earth has begun operations.
Nasa warns over upcoming 'solar storm'
6-16-2010 | 30
Nasa has warned that solar flare activity in 2013 could cause widespread disruptions and devastation.
Virgin space tourists could launch from Scotland
6-15-2010 | 8
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space tourism flights could launch from an RAF base in Scotland.
'Much more water' found in lunar rocks
6-15-2010 | 4
A new study of rocks returned by the Apollo missions has revealed that the moon has far more water on it than thought.
Exoplanet spotted in motion around its 'sun'
6-13-2010 | 0
Astronomers have followed for the first time ever an extra-solar planet in motion around a white star.
Long lost Soviet robot found on Moon
6-11-2010 | 9
NASA have discovered the whereabouts of the long lost Lunokhod 1 that landed on the moon 40 years ago.
UK scientists launch major radio telescope
6-11-2010 | 1
A new radio telescope is being constructed in the UK to help solve the mysteries of the universe's origin.
Huge seas 'once existed on Mars'
6-9-2010 | 15
Further evidence has been found to support the idea that vast oceans once existed on the surface of Mars.
British scientists gear up for ExoMars mission
6-6-2010 | 3
Scientists have announced that work has started on instruments for a future mission to Mars set for 2018.
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