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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.
India to launch Mars mission this year
2-23-2013 | 43
India are set to become the next nation to send a spacecraft to the Red Planet in a daring new mission.
Scientists seek help naming Pluto's moons
2-12-2013 | 36
Astronomers have discovered two new moons around the distant dwarf planet within the last two years.
SETI focuses efforts on known exoplanets
2-11-2013 | 94
An effort to listen out for intelligent aliens in the direction of stars with planets has drawn a blank.
Earth-like planets could be right next door
2-7-2013 | 34
Astronomers have determined that the nearest Earth-like planet could be only 13 light years away.
Solar system 'habitable zone' redefined
1-31-2013 | 26
Scientists have updated their calculations for determining if a planet is likely to support life.
Opportunity embarks on 10th year on Mars
1-22-2013 | 5
Curiosity's smaller cousin has been trundling around on the Red Planet now for almost a decade.
NASA discovers most Earth-like planet yet
1-11-2013 | 23
The Kepler space telescope has once again identified a promising Earth-like world around a distant star.
Could moons like Pandora really exist ?
1-8-2013 | 21
Exotic alien life could potentially thrive on habitable moons around distant planets, say scientists.
Astronomers estimate 100 billion planets
1-7-2013 | 14
Recent discoveries have indicated the likelihood that our own galaxy is teeming with planets.
New class of Mars meteorite discovered
1-5-2013 | 3
A unique black meteorite found in the Moroccan desert has turned out to have come from the planet Mars.
First 'alien Earth' to be found this year ?
1-3-2013 | 25
Scientists are optimistic that the first true Earth-like planet will be found in the very near future.
Tau Ceti may be home to Earth-like world
12-26-2012 | 35
Our nearest single-star neighbour could be a promising place to look for a habitable planet like Earth.
Ice and organic materials found on Mercury
11-30-2012 | 13
NASA's Messenger probe has revealed frozen organic materials on the closest planet to the sun.
Curiosity braces for possible storm hit
11-26-2012 | 6
A growing dust storm on the Red Planet could pose a risk to NASA's two active Mars rovers.
'Homeless' planet without a star discovered
11-15-2012 | 30
Astronomers have identified the first ever 'rogue' planet that wanders around with no star to orbit.
Could there really be a 'Planet X' ?
11-9-2012 | 19
Have we discovered all the planets in our solar system or could there still be more out there to find ?
Giant habitable exoplanet discovered
11-8-2012 | 25
Astronomers have discovered a star system with six planets, one of which could potentially support life.
Curiosity finds no methane on Mars
11-3-2012 | 27
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has been unable to find any signs of methane on the Red Planet.
Could paintball one day save the planet ?
10-29-2012 | 14
A graduate student from Massachusetts has developed a method to deflect an asteroid using paintballs.
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