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26th March, 2013
No resource problem: Space mining is the key
Mining and exporting resources from the Moon and other astronomical bodies could be a reality within a generation.
Mining and exporting resources from the Moon and other astronomical bodies could be a reality within a generation.
21st March, 2013
NASA’s Voyager ‘appears’ to have left solar system: study
NASA's unmanned Voyager spacecraft appears to have left the solar system and is in a “new region” of space. — Study
NASA's unmanned Voyager spacecraft appears to have left the solar system and is in a “new region” of space. — Study
28th February, 2013
Black holes in galaxies rotate fast, study finds
Maryland's Reynolds said it's clear that some supermassive black holes rotate very rapidly and there's a need for more powerful X-ray space telescopes.
Maryland's Reynolds said it's clear that some supermassive black holes rotate very rapidly and there's a need for more powerful X-ray space telescopes.
21st February, 2013
Nasa Mars rover ready to eat, analyze rock powder
Nasa's Mars rover Curiosity drilled its first bit of powder from inside a potentially water-formed ancient rock.
Nasa's Mars rover Curiosity drilled its first bit of powder from inside a potentially water-formed ancient rock.
18th February, 2013
Hunters hope pieces worth 40 times the price of gold
“The price is hard to say yet ... The fewer meteorites that are recovered, the higher their price,” said Dmitry Kachkalin.
“The price is hard to say yet ... The fewer meteorites that are recovered, the higher their price,” said Dmitry Kachkalin.
8th February, 2013
Near impact: asteroid to narrowly miss Earth
“What you would see... would be something like a star, a small point of light... that moved against a background of stars”
“What you would see... would be something like a star, a small point of light... that moved against a background of stars”
1st February, 2013
Russia-launched satellite plunges into Pacific
A Russian rocket carrying a US telecommunications satellite plunged into the Pacific Ocean only moments after being launched from a mobile sea platform.
A Russian rocket carrying a US telecommunications satellite plunged into the Pacific Ocean only moments after being launched from a mobile sea platform.
17th December, 2012
T minus two days: Soyuz launch
The Soyuz spacecraft, which will carry US astronaut Thomas Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, is scheduled to fly to the…
The Soyuz spacecraft, which will carry US astronaut Thomas Marshburn, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, is scheduled to fly to the…
13th December, 2012
NASA photo error puts Everest in India
“It is not Everest. It is Saser Muztagh, in the Karakoram Range of the Kashmir region of India,” a spokesman admitted.
“It is not Everest. It is Saser Muztagh, in the Karakoram Range of the Kashmir region of India,” a spokesman admitted.
7th December, 2012
New company aims to send humans back to the moon
Former NASA officials unveiled plans to sell manned flights to the moon by the end of the decade, 40 years after the last human set foot there.
Former NASA officials unveiled plans to sell manned flights to the moon by the end of the decade, 40 years after the last human set foot there.
6th December, 2012
Shine bright like a diamond
The images were made possible by Suomi NPP satellite’s “day-night band” of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), which detects light in a range…
The images were made possible by Suomi NPP satellite’s “day-night band” of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), which detects light in a range…
23rd November, 2012
Life on Mars? Maybe not. NASA rows back on findings
NASA's Curiosity rover, is three months into a two-year mission to determine if Mars has ever been capable of supporting microbial life.
NASA's Curiosity rover, is three months into a two-year mission to determine if Mars has ever been capable of supporting microbial life.
19th November, 2012
Soyuz with crew of three lands in Kazakhstan
A Russian Soyuz capsule landed on the Kazakh steppe, safely delivering a trio of astronauts from a four-month stint aboard the International Space Station.
A Russian Soyuz capsule landed on the Kazakh steppe, safely delivering a trio of astronauts from a four-month stint aboard the International Space Station.
2nd November, 2012
Spacewalkers tackle coolant leak on space station
A pair of spacewalking astronauts floated outside the ISS to bypass a leak in one of the cooling systems.
A pair of spacewalking astronauts floated outside the ISS to bypass a leak in one of the cooling systems.
19th October, 2012
Potential proof of martian life
Mars rover has found some bright-colored objects that experts briefly thought might be man-made.
Mars rover has found some bright-colored objects that experts briefly thought might be man-made.
17th October, 2012
Computer models of Earth’s climate change confirmed on Mars
These computer programs predicted Martian glaciers and other features on Earth's planetary neighbor: Scientists.
These computer programs predicted Martian glaciers and other features on Earth's planetary neighbor: Scientists.
12th October, 2012
Mars rover makes surprising rock find
"It's high in elements consistent with the mineral feldspar, and low in magnesium and iron.": NASA
"It's high in elements consistent with the mineral feldspar, and low in magnesium and iron.": NASA
10th October, 2012
SpaceX rocket glitch puts satellite in wrong orbit
The company still plans to launch 17 more OG2 satellites on two Falcon 9 rockets in 2013 and 2014.
The company still plans to launch 17 more OG2 satellites on two Falcon 9 rockets in 2013 and 2014.
9th October, 2012
SpaceX launch good for NASA, not private firm
Rocket successfully sent a capsule full of cargo toward the ISS , but couldn't deliver on job No. 2: putting a commercial satellite into the correct orbit.
Rocket successfully sent a capsule full of cargo toward the ISS , but couldn't deliver on job No. 2: putting a commercial satellite into the correct orbit.
8th October, 2012
Ice cream spaceship
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket blasted off on October 7, launching the cargo-laden Dragon capsule into orbit en route to the International Space Station for Nasa’s…
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket blasted off on October 7, launching the cargo-laden Dragon capsule into orbit en route to the International Space Station for Nasa’s…
