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Solar storm could cause Northern Lights delight The strongest solar storm since 2005 is bombarding our planet with high-energy particles. This can cause problems for satellites and aviation – American… 25/01/2012
Three new planets spotted In brief: astronomers have discovered the three smallest planets yet detected orbiting a star beyond our sun. The smallest is about the size of Mars. All… 12/01/2012
20,000 light years from the SunA few years ago V838 Monocerotis was seen experiencing a major eruption, making it one of the brightest stars in the Milky Way. This photo taken from the… 04/12/2011
Close Encounters with Asteroids NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has entered orbit around the asteroid Vesta: and the first set of images from the mission have been published. Mark Raymond, the… 05/08/2011
Space shuttle Atlantis makes final landing – nocomment Space shuttle Atlantis has touched down at the Kennedy Space Centre, bringing the curtain down on NASA’s 30-year space shuttle project. 21/07/2011
Juno going to Jupiter Jupiter is the biggest planet in the Solar System, a gaseous giant composed mainly of hydrogen and helium. It was explored by robotic spacecraft during the… 26/05/2011
Earth’s antimatter hunter takes flight Its real name is AMS-2 or Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. Its job? Antimatter hunter. From May 2011 it will fly around 400 km above our heads in… 27/04/2011
Nearly there: The ISS gears up for full output The biggest engineering project ever made by man is flying 400 kilometres overhead. The International Space Station has been 12 years in the making, and… 04/03/2010
Journey to the centre of the moonThe US space agency NASA has succeeded in sending twin satellites into orbit around the moon. They are hoping the new spacecrafts – known as grails – will… 02/01/2012
Time for the close-up – Dawn images of Vesta asteroidNASA’s Dawn spacecraft has sent the closest images it will take of the Vesta asteroid. The pictures were snapped less than 210 kilometres from the… 22/12/2011
Earth-like planet found 600 light years awayNASA scientists have discovered an Earth-like planet 600 light years away. It is thought to be about 2.4 times the size of Earth. The so-called “Kepler 22-b”… 06/12/2011
Life on Mars probe launchedA rocket has blasted-off from Cape Canaveral in Florida carrying a new space probe on a nine-month journey to Mars. ‘Curiosity’, as it has been nicknamed… 27/11/2011
Life on MarsSpace agency NASA is launching a nuclear-powered probe on a nine-month journey to Mars in a bid to learn if there is or ever was life on the planet. The… 26/11/2011
Curiosity robot headed for MarsNASA scientists claim the search for life on Mars will take a step forward with the launch of its newest rover on Saturday. The vehicle named “Curiosity” is… 23/11/2011
Soyuz lands safely in KazakhstanMike Fossum, Sergei Volkov and Japan’s Satoshi Furukawa have safely returned to the frozen landscape of Kazakhstan after months in orbit. The three were… 22/11/2011
Asteroid pays flyby visit to EarthPlanet Earth has had a close encounter with a passing asteroid. The rock like object, the size of an aircraft carrier zoomed passed between earth and the moon… 09/11/2011
Defunct satellite set to hit earth in hoursNasa officials said on Saturday the defunct satellite which is due to come crashing down to earth would land in the next few hours. The satellite was… 24/09/2011
Deadline for satellite re-entry loomsScientists said on Thursday they won’t know until about two hours before a defunct NASA satellite re-enters the earth’s atmosphere, where it will likely… 23/09/2011
Double dawn: the planet with two sunsIt sounds like something from science-fiction but it is actually space fact. Star-gazers at NASA have discovered a planet with two suns. Researchers made the… 16/09/2011
Rocket blasts off on “moon mapping” missionAn unmanned US rocket has blasted off from Cape Canaveral as part of mission to find out what lies beneath the surface of the moon. Scientists hope to map the… 10/09/2011
NASA discovers supermassive black holesNASA astronomers have discovered the closest pair of supermassive black holes ever seen to Earth. With a mass millions of times that of the sun, they are… 03/09/2011
Aerospace foundations tremble after Progress crashAerospace industries around the world are going through a shake-up after last week’s loss of the Russian cargo vessel Progress. The resupplying of the… 29/08/2011
Juno sets off for JupiterA robotic probe named June has launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on a five-year mission to Jupiter. NASA hopes it will be able to learn more about the… 06/08/2011
Liquid water found on MarsNASA scientists believe they may have found evidence of water flowing on Mars. If so, it increases the chance that there could be life in some form on the… 05/08/2011
Back in the Day: NASA joins the space raceJuly 29, 1958. The US Congress passes the National Aeronautics and Space Act which establishes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The… 28/07/2011
Atlantis touchdown marks end of space shuttle adventureAs Atlantis touched down at the Kennedy Space Centre, it marked the end of NASA’s three decade space shuttle programme. The spacecraft made a perfect… 21/07/2011
Space shuttle Atlantis makes final touchdownSpace shuttle Atlantis has touched down at the Kennedy Space Centre, bringing the curtain down on NASA’s 30-year space shuttle project. The orbiter and its… 21/07/2011
Last shuttle spacewalkTwo American astronauts have completed the last-ever spacewalk of the shuttle era. The NASA shuttle Atlantis docked at the International Space Station on… 12/07/2011
ISS welcomes final shuttle missionThe Atlantis has docked at the International Space Station, delivering a last batch of supplies on the final space shuttle mission. There was a warm welcome… 10/07/2011
Clouds threaten final shuttle launchAnother chapter in space history could be written today as Space Shuttle Atlantis prepares for what will be the final flight in the 30-year shuttle… 08/07/2011
NASA captures pictures of Saturn’s giant stormNASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured unprecedented images of a giant thunderstorm raging on the planet Saturn. Said to be eight times bigger than the Earth… 07/07/2011
Final space shuttle flight scheduled for July 8The final flight of the 30-year old space shuttle programme has been scheduled for July 8. Atlantis will embark on a 12-day mission to deliver a year’s… 29/06/2011
Space junk in near miss with ISSThe crew of the International Space Station may have come close to disaster today, 250 metres close, in fact. Unidentified space junk surprised sensors… 28/06/2011
Shuttle Endeavour completes its final flightThe US space shuttle Endeavour has safely landed after its final flight. The ship touched down at its Florida home base in the early hours, completing its… 01/06/2011
Shuttle Endeavour leaves ISS for the last timeThe US shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space station for the last time before heading back to Earth. The shuttle is scheduled to land on… 30/05/2011
Job done: ISS finished on final shuttle spacewalkIt has been a double red-letter day in space – the International Space Station has been completed with the last ever space-walk of NASA’s shuttle programme… 27/05/2011
Shuttle Endeavour on its final endeavourThe American space shuttle Endeavour has lifted off on its final mission. With the earth pointing in the optimum direction the orbiter left Kennedy Space… 16/05/2011
Endeavour’s last time into orbitNASA space shuttle Endeavour has launched on its 25th and final mission, the 134th since the shuttle program began in 1981. It is the next-to-last ‘go’ before… 16/05/2011
Endeavour powers up for final missionParting is such sweet sorrow, according to the quotation from Shakespeare. But at least when Endeavour comes back from its trip into orbit this time, it… 16/05/2011
Soyuz prepares for ISS space flightA Russian Soyuz-21 spacecraft is going through final pre-flight checks at the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan. The crew, which includes an American, is… 04/04/2011
Final curtain call for Shuttle DiscoveryDiscovery is making its last ever crawl to the NASA launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida. The shuttle is getting ready for its 39th and final mission… 21/09/2010
Chile mine rescue effort makes good progressA drilling operation to reach 33 trapped miners in Chile is making steady progress. But there are growing concerns about the mental health of the group who… 08/09/2010
NASA scientists are called in to help Chile’s minersHeavy drilling equipment has begun work on sinking a rescue shaft by which it’s hoped Chile’s 33 trapped miners will eventually be brought to safety. The… 01/09/2010
Shuttle Atlantis makes final touchdownThe final touchdown before going into retirement. It has been a smooth landing for the US space shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center in… 26/05/2010
Atlantis leaves ISS en route to retirementThe Shuttle Atlantis has left the International Space Station for the last time. It is the final mission for Atlantis, with sister ships Discovery and… 23/05/2010
Atlantis flies its last missionThe last days of Atlantis are being lived out in Earth’s orbit. The final mission of the space shuttle has begun with a successful docking manoeuvre with… 17/05/2010
The final voyage for Space Shuttle AtlantisIt was October 3 1985 when Atlantis, America’s fourth space shuttle, blasted off on its maiden voyage. Its name pays tribute to an illustrious and… 14/05/2010
US-Russian crew docks safely at ISSA joint US and Russian crew in a Soyuz space ship has arrived safely at the International Space Station. The Soyuz TMA-18 docked successfully two days after… 04/04/2010
Endeavour makes safe returnSpace shuttle, Endeavour makes a safe return to Earth at Florida’s Cape Canaveral after a 14-day construction mission to the International Space… 22/02/2010
Weather threatens Endeavour return to EarthThe space shuttle Endeavour is preparing its return from the International Space Station to Earth, where terrestrial weather is keeping Ground Control on its… 21/02/2010
Space shuttle Endeavour undocks from ISSThe astronauts aboard the US space shuttle Endeavour have said their final farewells to the International Space Station after successfully completing their… 20/02/2010
Astronauts open window to the worldAstronauts on board the International Space Station have ventured outside to put the finishing touches to an observation deck giving the occupants a panoramic… 17/02/2010
Second Endeavour spacewalk to enhance ISSHome improvements are a popular weekend pastime. But when it comes to enhancing the Internatational Space Station, overalls and a set of ladders simply won’t… 14/02/2010
New veranda for the International Space StationThe fitting of a new bay window for the International Space Station is set to be completed tonight, when astronauts Robert Behnken and Nicholas Patrick take a… 13/02/2010
Endeavour arrives at ISSThe space shuttle Endeavour has docked with the International Space Station this morning in a flawless manouver. The crew of six will spend nine days on… 10/02/2010
US shuttle Endeavour blasts offThe US space shuttle Endeavour has blasted off on its last ever night launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Six astronauts are on board … their… 08/02/2010
Endeavour begins Shuttle’s final yearThe space shuttle Endeavour has blasted off on what may be the remarkable vehicle’s final night launch, as it will be honourably retired at the end of the… 08/02/2010
Hubble captures a young universeNew images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space telescope have given astronomers a glimpse of galaxies that were formed just 600 million years after the Big… 06/01/2010
Shuttle Atlantis back on terra firmaAfter an 11-day mission, the Space Shuttle Atlantis has touched down at its home port in Florida. This after a mission to deliver cargo to the… 27/11/2009
Atlantis caps successful shuttle yearIt was a flawless launch for the last space shuttle mission of the year, with Atlantis blasting into the early evening Florida sky on its way to the… 16/11/2009
Eureka: Significant amounts of water detected in Luna craterThe mission to crash two spacecraft into the surface of the moon has detected about 25 gallons of water in the form of ice and vapour. Last month … 14/11/2009
NASA reports new signs of moon waterThere are important new signs of water on the moon. NASA says preliminary data shows a spacecraft that deliberately slammed into the planet during a mission… 13/11/2009
Collision between NASA and the MoonA NASA rocket has crashed onto the surface of the moon – but don’t panic, it’s exactly what the experts had planned. The collision into a crater on the… 09/10/2009
