Color photograph of comet 67P released
12-15-2014 |
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For the first time Rosetta's new home can be viewed in full color, even though there isn't much of it.
Earth's water didn't come from comets
12-13-2014 | 31
Rosetta has discovered that the water on comet 67P is different to the water that we have here on Earth.
Mystery of Titan's sand dunes solved
12-10-2014 | 7
Scientists have determined how huge sand dunes up to 300ft high managed to form on the Saturnian moon.
New mountain-sized asteroid discovered
12-10-2014 | 9
A Russian scientist has identified a huge asteroid that crosses the Earth's orbit every three years.
Mysterious 'island' discovered on Mars
12-7-2014 | 21
NASA is trying to determine the origins of a strange circular feature in the Athabasca region of Mars.
Orion spacecraft test flight is a success
VIDEO 12-5-2014 | 75
NASA's successor to the space shuttles landed safely earlier today after embarking on its maiden voyage.
Scientists fear risk from smaller asteroids
12-4-2014 | 60
An asteroid just 164ft across is still large enough to cause widespread devastation were it to hit us.
DNA survives trip in to space on a rocket
11-29-2014 | 6
The DNA managed to survive being painted on to the outside of a rocket and blasted in to space.
Earth protected by invisible 'force field'
11-28-2014 | 46
Scientists have identified an invisible shield around our planet that protects us from deadly electrons.
Writer sends a lamb chop in to space
VIDEO 11-27-2014 | 5
A lamb chop on a fork was sent in to suborbital space as part of a bizarre new book promotion exercise.
90% of galaxies may be hostile to life
11-25-2014 | 36
Two astrophysicists have proposed that gamma ray bursts could halt the development of complex life forms.
Scientists set to grow food crops in space
11-24-2014 | 12
Researchers are investigating the viability of growing enough food in space to sustain long missions.
Pink Cliffs could hold key to Mars mystery
11-23-2014 | 2
Curiosity has located a ledge of rocks that could hold important clues about the origins of the planet.
3D printer installed on space station
11-19-2014 | 14
The world's first zero-gravity 3D printer has now been set up inside one of the station's science labs.
Moon mission to be funded by Kickstarter
11-19-2014 | 12
A British company is hoping to raise enough money through crowdfunding to land a robot on the moon.
Philae discovers organic molecules on comet
11-18-2014 | 209
Rosetta's companion lander made the discovery after sampling and analyzing the comet's atmosphere.
Does Russia have a space weapon in orbit ?
11-18-2014 | 24
Speculation is rife over the purpose of a secretive Russian spacecraft currently orbiting the planet.
Philae probe successfully lands on comet
11-12-2014 | 209
Rosetta's companion spacecraft has made history today by touching down on the surface of a comet.
Rosetta prepares for Philae probe landing
11-11-2014 | 209
ESA officials have reported that everything is on schedule for the probe's attempted landing tomorrow.
ISS narrowly avoids space junk collision
11-8-2014 | 5
The space station performed an emergency maneuver last month to avoid a piece of orbiting debris.
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