'Mirage planets' may complicate hunt for life
2-13-2015 |
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Some extrasolar planets that appear to be habitable may have lost the capacity to support life long ago.
Hubble captures 'smiley face' in space
2-12-2015 | 14
The Hubble Space Telescope has managed to photograph a rather jovial looking galaxy cluster.
New theory predicts universe existed forever
2-11-2015 | 120
Scientists have put forward a new theory suggesting that the universe may have never had a beginning.
Armstrong's secret Apollo stash discovered
2-9-2015 | 31
A bag filled with items brought back from the Apollo 11 mission has been found in Neil Armstrong's house.
Hubble captures rare Jupiter triple transit
2-8-2015 | 6
The orbiting telescope picked up the moment three of Jupiter's moons crossed its face at the same time.
Average star may have two habitable worlds
2-7-2015 | 32
Scientists in Australia have determined that Earth-like planets are likely to be commonplace.
NASA gets green light for mission to Europa
2-4-2015 | 19
The space agency has secured enough funding to develop a mission to explore Jupiter's icy moon.
Philae probe may wake up in the spring
2-2-2015 | 5
Scientists are hoping that Rosetta's companion lander will come back to life within a few months.
'Mouth of the Beast' nebula photographed
2-1-2015 | 6
ESO’s Very Large Telescope has snapped a breathtaking image of a distant 'cometary globule'.
British student hoping to give birth on Mars
2-1-2015 | 28
24-year-old Maggie Lieu has been shortlisted to go to Mars as part of the controversial Mars One project.
'Super Saturn' has gigantic ring system
1-30-2015 | 6
Astronomers have found a planet with rings over 200 times larger than those found around Saturn.
NASA wants to send a helicopter to Mars
VIDEO 1-28-2015 | 23
A helicopter drone could help a rover on Mars to scout the terrain ahead and locate places of interest.
Five ancient rocky planets discovered
1-27-2015 | 68
A solar system dating back billions of years points to the likelihood that Earth-sized worlds are common.
Tiny moon discovered around giant asteroid
1-27-2015 | 46
The asteroid known as 2004 BL86 flew past the Earth this week at a distance of 1.2 million kilometers.
Evidence of flowing water found on Vesta
1-26-2015 | 14
Scientists have discovered indications that liquid water was once present on the asteroid's surface.
New data hints at water volcanoes on Ceres
1-24-2015 | 237
Scientists believe that the two mystery bright spots on Ceres could be water spewing in to space.
Wormhole may exist at center of our galaxy
1-22-2015 | 34
A new study has opened up the possibility that the center of our galaxy is actually a massive wormhole.
Mystery radio bursts picked up in real time
1-20-2015 | 23
Astronomers have been picking up strange unexplained radio bursts from the depths of space.
Two large planets may lurk beyond Pluto
1-17-2015 | 93
Evidence suggests that two planets larger than the Earth may be present in the outer solar system.
Sarah Brightman begins training for ISS visit
1-17-2015 | 15
The 'Phantom of the Opera' singer is set to spend ten days aboard the space station in October.
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