Search results for: space
Fuel-free space engines of the future
2-28-2010 |
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Space propulsion technologies previously limited to science fiction may soon be propelling real astronauts to the stars.
Probes to explore the galaxy by 2020
2-26-2010 | 5
A leading Caltech physicist has said that the future of space exploration lies with intelligent space probes.
NASA ponders over next space destination
2-25-2010 | 38
With its budget cut and the space shuttle fleet being retired next month NASA's next destination is something of a mystery.
SETI founder wants off-world listening post
2-21-2010 | 5
Frank Drake has expressed an interest in sending out a spacecraft to listen for alien signals where they'd be easier to pick up.
Could the Olympics be held in outer space ?
2-13-2010 | 16
Could we one day see a version of the Olympic Games in space ? What would the events be like ?
50 years of SETI: send your own message to ET
2-10-2010 | 21
In celebration of SETI's 50th anniversary 5000 messages will be sent off in to space in the hope of being picked up by aliens.
Hubble snaps Pluto changing colour
2-7-2010 | 7
The Hubble Space Telescope has taken pictures showing Pluto changing colour in a new series of detailed photographs.
Searching for life on Europa
2-6-2010 | 5
Last year NASA and the European Space Agency announced plans for a joint effort to seek out life on Jupiter's moon Europa.
Mysterious object in space observed
2-4-2010 |
This unusual object is believed to be a pattern of trailing debris following a collision between two asteroids in space.
Did life on Earth originate in outer space ?
2-3-2010 | 17
A leading British scientist has claimed that there is overwhelming evidence to support the distant origins theory.
Concerns expressed over "space spam"
1-31-2010 | 34
Astronomers and astrophysicists have expressed doubts over the wisdom of choking the airwaves around Earth with radio signals.
Richard Branson plans "underwater plane"
1-29-2010 | 11
As if kickstarting mainstream space tourism wasn't enough Sir Richard Branson is now looking to conquer the ocean's depths.
Space pilot could be regular job within 20 years
1-20-2010 | 6
Piloting a spaceship could be one of many possible regular jobs within 20 years according to a new government study.
NASA puts $28m price tag on retiring shuttles
1-17-2010 | 20
NASA have lowered the price of the space shuttles for museums to obtain them once the fleet has been retired later this year.
Rocks from moon and Everest to fly to ISS
1-8-2010 |
Rocks collected from the top of Mount Everest and the moon are to be flown in to space as a symbol of NASA's future explorations.
New image reveals entire lifecycle of stars
1-6-2010 | 2
The whole lifecycle of a star has been captured in a new image taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
NASA plans backup escape system
1-1-2010 | 4
NASA is planning on implementing a new backup emergancy escape system for astronauts aboard their new space shuttle repl...
Russia set to deflect killer asteroid
12-31-2009 | 24
Russia is planning to send a spacecraft to deflect a 270m asteroid that is thought to be on a possible collision course ...
Pluto spacecraft crosses halfway mark
12-30-2009 |
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is the fastest manmade object ever built, taking only a year to move beyond Jupiter follo...
Fluffy mystery at Solar System edge solved
12-26-2009 | 5
The two Voyager spacecraft have been careering out of the Solar System for 30 years having shed light on many of the mys...
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