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Brown Mountain Lights remain unexplained
2-14-2012 |
32
For years the area around Brown Mountain has been a hotspot for strange orbs and lights in the sky.
Phobos-Grunt tracked in orbit
1-8-2012 | 4
The stricken Russian Mars probe has been photographed in the sky by an amateur astronomer.
Nasa's Grail gravity twins set to orbit Moon
12-31-2011 | 10
The two satellites will enter in to orbit around the moon within hours to begin mapping its gravity.
Blisteringly hot alien planet found
12-5-2011 | 11
A planet so hot that iron would melt on its surface has been discovered orbiting a distant star.
NASA considers orbiting fuel departments
10-24-2011 | 7
Refuelling stations could be placed in orbit to allow departing spacecraft to fill up before heading out.
Planet discovered orbiting two stars
9-18-2011 | 10
Astronomers have identified a Saturn-sized planet 200 light years away orbiting around two stars.
Six tonne satellite to fall from orbit
9-10-2011 | 58
NASA has warned that a large $750 million satellite is soon to fall uncontrolled out of orbit.
NASA releases new Apollo site photographs
9-7-2011 | 33
New images showing the Apollo landing sites taken from orbit have been released by NASA.
Planet made of diamond discovered
8-26-2011 | 43
A planet formed from a dead star in orbit around a pulsar is believed to have crystallized in to diamond.
Space hotel plans announced
8-17-2011 | 13
Russia has revealed plans for an orbiting space hotel that is due to open as early as 2016.
Space junk poses clean-up challenge
8-13-2011 | 18
The amount of debris in orbit is posing an ever greater risk to spacecraft and the environment.
Virgin Galactic chief pilot announced
8-2-2011 | 6
David Mackay will be flying tourists in to space on Virgin's sub-orbital space flights within two years.
First close-up image of asteroid Vesta
7-19-2011 | 7
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has taken a stunning close-up photograph of the asteroid it now orbits.
Dawn spacecraft enters orbit around asteroid
7-17-2011 | 4
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has become the first probe ever to orbit an object in the asteroid belt.
Danish amateurs launch home made rocket
6-8-2011 | 9
Copenhagen Suborbitals have successfully launched their HEAT-1X rocket over the Baltic Sea.
Where did Triton come from ?
6-6-2011 | 4
Neptune's moon Tritan is unusual in that it is geologically active and has a retrograde orbit.
Interstellar planets could harbour life
5-15-2011 | 20
Planets that exist on their own away from stars or orbits could potentially host alien life.
Asteroid trails Earth in weird orbit
4-7-2011 | 25
A newly discovered asteroid has been found to have been following us for 250,000 years.
Messenger begins Mercury mission
4-6-2011 | 3
The Messenger spacecraft's year-long mission in orbit around the planet Mercury has now begun.
Iran launches life capsule into orbit
3-19-2011 | 20
Iran have successfully launched a capsule capable of carrying animals as part of their space program.
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