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Video: Space Station fire experiment discovers new kind of flame 7 hours agoA recent experiment on the International Space Station discovered a new form of “cool flames” that could lead to cleaner car engines. … More »
- NASA's Cassini probe to picture Earth from almost a billion miles away 12 hours ago
On July 19 this year, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will capture an image of Earth seen from nearly a billion miles away, glimpsed beside Saturn's rings. … More »
- NASA enlists public in hunt for major asteroids Tue, Jun 18, 2013
NASA announced a Grand Challenge on Tuesday to enlist government agencies, industry, academics and citizen astronomers in the hunt for asteroids that could cause … More »
- Australian team maps Moon's hidden craters Tue, Jun 18, 2013
Australian scientists Tuesday said they had identified a possible 280 additional craters on the Moon, a finding they said could shed light on the history of the … More »
- Four women among new US astronauts Mon, Jun 17, 2013
The US space agency has eight new astronauts - its first new batch in four years. … More »
- NASA announces eight new astronauts, half are women Mon, Jun 17, 2013
The US space agency announced the appointment of eight new astronauts on Monday, and a record half of NASA's first astronaut class since 2009 are women. … More »
- NASA satellites capture the moon passing the sun Fri, Jun 14, 2013
Two NASA technicians used data from another NASA satellite, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, to show the surface of the moon as it passed the sun. … More »
- Warm ocean water melting Antarctic ice from bottom Fri, Jun 14, 2013
Warming ocean waters are melting the Antarctic ice shelves from the bottom up, researchers said, in the first comprehensive study of the thick platforms of floating … More »
- Exclusive - U.S. in antitrust probe of Lockheed-Boeing rocket venture Thu, Jun 13, 2013
By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators have opened a probe into whether a Lockheed-Boeing joint venture that launches U.S. government … More »
- Chinese man gets 12 years in U.S. prison for selling $100 million in stolen … Wed, Jun 12, 2013
REUTERS - A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Chinese businessman to 12 years in prison for selling stolen software used in defense, space technology and … More »
- Chinese man gets 12 years in prison for selling stolen software Wed, Jun 12, 2013
(Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Chinese businessman to 12 years in prison for selling stolen software used in defence, space technology and … More »
- Solar Flare: Nasa Images Of Powerful Emission Tue, Jun 11, 2013
Images of a super solar flare emitted by the sun have been released by Nasa. … More »
- China's latest spacecraft lifts off Tue, Jun 11, 2013
China's latest manned spacecraft has successfully blasted off on a 15-day mission to dock with a space lab and educate young people about science. … More »
- Asteroid the size of a small truck buzzes Earth: NASA Sat, Jun 8, 2013
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An asteroid the size of a small truck zoomed past Earth four times closer than the moon on Saturday, the latest … More »
- Second rover finds hint of a life-friendly ancient Mars Sat, Jun 8, 2013
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A Martian rock analyzed by NASA's rover Opportunity contains clays formed in non-acidic water, an environment … More »
- Nasa Finds Evidence Of Drinkable Water On Mars Sat, Jun 8, 2013
Nasa scientists say their Opportunity rover has made new discoveries about early water on Mars which may have been drinkable. … More »
- Aging Mars rover makes new water discoveries Fri, Jun 7, 2013
Scientists on Friday called NASA's Opportunity rover gimpy and arthritic, but hailed its new discoveries about early water on Mars made almost 10 years after it was … More »
- Travel Postcard - 48 hours in Houston, Texas Fri, Jun 7, 2013
By Melanie Warner HOUSTON (Reuters) - Houston is known for its energy companies, urban sprawl, humidity and NASA's Johnson Space Centre. But lately the Bayou City … More »
- Justin Bieber 'Plans Space Trip And Video' Thu, Jun 6, 2013
Justin Bieber has already travelled around the world and now he is set to go into space, with the would-be astronaut even suggesting shooting a music video there. … More »
- Europe launches record cargo for space station Thu, Jun 6, 2013
A record 6.6 tonnes of cargo were hurtling towards the International Space Station after being blasted into orbit by a European rocket from French Guiana. … More »
- Curiosity heading to Mars mountain Wed, Jun 5, 2013
Ten months after landing on Mars, the Nasa rover Curiosity is finally about to pack up and head toward a mountain. … More »
- Fetch! Robot retrievers compete in $1.5 million NASA contest Wed, Jun 5, 2013
By Daniel Lovering BOSTON (Reuters) - Eleven robots faced off in a Massachusetts field on Wednesday, showing off their ability to independently track down objects … More »
- Rocket to study galaxy creation Tue, Jun 4, 2013
A rocket set to launch from Virginia's Wallops Island Flight Facility is to study how the first galaxy was formed. … More »
- 10 years on, Europe salutes its Martian scout Sat, Jun 1, 2013
It was built on a relative shoestring, was completed in just five years and was designed to survive for just 687 days. … More »
- Massive asteroid with moon to pass Earth today Fri, May 31, 2013
An asteroid nearly two miles (three kilometers) wide is set to pass by Earth Friday with no risk of impact, offering scientists a rare chance to study a massive … More »
- Asteroid 1998 QE2: Giant Rock Passes Earth Fri, May 31, 2013
An asteroid that is capable of wiping out life across the globe is hurtling towards a close encounter with the planet. … More »
- Pebbles find fuels Mars life hopes Thu, May 30, 2013
Scientists have discovered pebbles on Mars, showing that a stream has flowed on the planet - and giving more weight to the theory that it was once able to support … More »
- Radiation on trip to Mars near lifetime limit Thu, May 30, 2013
Astronauts who travel on future missions to Mars would likely be exposed to their lifetime limit of radiation during the trip, not to mention time spent on the Red … More »
- Soyuz Drops Astronauts Off At Space Station Wed, May 29, 2013
A Soyuz capsule carrying three astronauts has successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS). … More »
- International trio takes shortcut to space station Wed, May 29, 2013
An international trio flying in a Russian capsule docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday with a busy schedule full of space walks and an encounter … More »
- US journalist wins Norwegian environmental prize Tue, May 28, 2013
US environmentalist, author and journalist Bill McKibben on Tuesday won Norway's Sophie Prize for environmental and sustainable development, the last time the award … More »
- On This Day: Monkeys return from space Mon, May 27, 2013
Astronaut monkeys Able and Baker became the first primates to return to Earth from space on this day in 1959 – after a string of earlier animal deaths during test … More »
- Nasa chief views asteroid plan Thu, May 23, 2013
Nasa chief Charles Bolden has inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for … More »
- Cannes documentary makers focus on Jackie Stewart, Pele and Ali Thu, May 23, 2013
By Mike Davidson CANNES (Reuters) - Three years after "Senna", the hit film biography of the late Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna, sporting documentaries about … More »
- UK astronaut 'Major Tim' to join space station crew Mon, May 20, 2013
A former army helicopter pilot was on Monday named as the first "home-grown" British astronaut to head to the International Space Station. … More »
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