NASA announces asteroid plans
VIDEO 4-11-2013 |
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NASA has confirmed its long-expected asteroid retrieval mission as a precursor to a manned trip.
NASA has no plans for manned Moon mission
4-10-2013 | 37
Administrator Charles Bolden has stated that there are no plans to send Americans back to the Moon.
Chemistry needed for life is found on Europa
4-10-2013 | 7
New research has unveiled the presence of chemicals that could indicate the moon's suitability for life.
Experiment detects hints of dark matter
4-6-2013 | 8
The space station's Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer has picked up evidence that could indicate dark matter.
NASA asteroid retrieval mission on the cards
4-1-2013 | 5
There are indications that NASA's next budget will include $100 million for a new asteroid mission.
Japan prepares for new asteroid mission
3-29-2013 | 1
Japan's Hayabusa 2 spacecraft will by the country's second attempt at an asteroid sample return mission.
What is the risk of extinction by asteroid ?
3-24-2013 | 53
Asteroids have wiped out life on Earth before - what are the chances of another hit any time soon ?
Huge spikes of ice threaten Europa landing
3-23-2013 | 19
A future Europa mission may need to contend with deadly jagged ice spikes littering the surface.
Has Voyager left the solar system ?
3-21-2013 | 38
The debate is on over whether or not the Voyager spacecraft has finally entered interstellar space.
White rock interior unveiled on Mars
3-20-2013 | 26
The Curiosity rover has broken apart a rock on Mars that has an unexpectedly brilliant white interior.
Buzz Aldrin's Apollo notes go on sale
3-18-2013 | 4
Notes that Aldrin used during Apollo 11's descent on to the lunar surface in 1969 are to be sold off.
Doubts cast on Sara Brightman’s space trip
3-17-2013 | 15
Soprano Sara Brightman may not get a chance to fly to the ISS after all due to a possible change of plan.
Water detected in exoplanet's atmosphere
3-15-2013 | 17
Astronomers have conducted the most detailed examination yet of a Jupiter-sized planet's atmosphere.
Alma telescope array switches on
3-14-2013 | 14
Astronomers and scientists have celebrated the completion of the Alma telescope array in Chile.
NASA: Mars could have supported life
3-13-2013 | 17
The Curiosity rover has found the best evidence yet that Mars was once a habitable planet.
Doomsday comet could hit Mars in 2014
3-11-2013 | 48
A massive comet heading towards Mars is providing a stark reminder of the dangers we face from space.
Europa's oceans appear to contain salt water
3-8-2013 | 18
The Keck II telescope and OSIRIS spectrometer have revealed new details of what lies in Europa's oceans.
Russia to send space probe to Ganymede
3-7-2013 | 4
The Russian space agency has plans to launch a pioneering mission to explore Jupiter's largest moon.
Curiosity experiences computer glitch
3-6-2013 | 8
The Mars rover has been temporarily suspended due to malfunctions in the primary computer's flash memory.
Apophis may strike Earth in 2068
3-2-2013 | 38
Infamous asteroid Apophis is in with a chance of hitting the Earth in just over 50 years time.
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