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Mars rover hits mineral deposit 'jackpot'
12-31-2016 |
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Curiosity has discovered minerals from over several million years of the Red Planet's geological history.
Scientists are planning to contact aliens
12-28-2016 | 97
An organization in San Francisco is planning to send messages out to potentially habitable planets.
Molten iron 'jet stream' found in Earth's core
12-21-2016 | 6
Scientists have discovered a flow of liquid iron in the planet's core 3000km beneath the surface.
Water ice found on the dwarf planet Ceres
12-16-2016 | 3
Two new studies have revealed that the dwarf planet Ceres is home to significant quantities of water ice.
Earth 'unprepared' for killer asteroid strike
12-14-2016 | 13
A prominent NASA scientist has outlined just how vulnerable our planet is to threats from outer space.
Weather observed on distant gas giant planet
12-12-2016 | 1
Astronomers have observed strong winds and changing cloud cover on an alien planet for the first time.
Could alien life thrive on brown dwarf stars?
12-4-2016 | 10
Extrasolar planets may not be the only place where it is possible to find signs of extraterrestrial life.
New Mars satellite returns first photographs
VIDEO 11-30-2016 | 6
The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has returned a set of high-quality test photographs from the Red Planet.
Further evidence found of ocean on Pluto
VIDEO 11-17-2016 | 7
It is looking increasingly likely that the dwarf planet is home to a vast subterranean ocean of water.
NASA astronaut cast his vote while in space
11-14-2016 | 4
Being high up above the planet didn't stop astronaut Shane Kimbrough from casting his vote last week.
Mystery surrounds X-rays streaming from Pluto
11-10-2016 | 5
Scientists have spotted X-rays trickling from the dwarf planet despite there being no obvious source.
Could a dead astronaut spread life to Mars ?
10-30-2016 | 9
If an astronaut dies in space, could their body eventually go on to spread microbes to other planets ?
Could Planet Nine explain sun tilt mystery ?
10-25-2016 | 19
A large planet lurking in the outer solar system could be causing the sun's rotational axis to tilt.
70 years on: first image of Earth from space
10-24-2016 | 33
Seven decades ago, scientists in new Mexico took the first ever pictures of our planet from outer space.
Consortium unveils space nation 'Asgardia'
10-14-2016 | 30
Referred to as the 'first nation state in space', Asgardia will seek to safeguard the entire planet.
New dwarf planet found beyond orbit of Pluto
VIDEO 10-13-2016 | 24
This tiny, distant world is believed to take up to 1,140 years to complete a single orbit of the Sun.
Obama aims to send humans to Mars by 2030s
VIDEO 10-12-2016 | 25
The US President has reiterated his efforts to send humans to the Red Planet within the coming decades.
Is there extraterrestrial life on Proxima b ?
10-8-2016 | 15
Scientists believe that a nearby extrasolar planet is 'likely' to be capable of supporting alien life.
SpaceX plans to send humans to Mars by 2022
VIDEO 9-28-2016 | 23
Elon Musk has outlined his extraordinarily ambitious plans to make mankind an interplanetary species.
Pluto may have an ocean over 100km deep
9-24-2016 | 13
Scientists believe that the dwarf planet's interior may be filled with large quantities of liquid water.
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