LATEST NEWS
NASA chief says US must stick to Moon plan
22:00 14 November 2008
If Barack Obama wants to abandon NASA's road map to the Moon, the space agency's chief says he wants no part of it
Spirit rover recuperating after dust storm
21:05 14 November 2008
The rover is regaining strength after a dust storm caused its power levels to dip dangerously low
Planet wobbles could reveal Earth 2.0
IN BRIEF: 18:00 14 November 2008
Hidden alien moons that could harbour life can be revealed by the wobbles of their planets, says an astronomer
Purified urine to be astronauts' drinking water
17:24 14 November 2008 | 2 comments
The shuttle Endeavour is set to launch to the space station with a water-recycling device that will process the crew's urine
Indian probe lands on Moon's surface
16:58 14 November 2008 | 4 comments
After being released from the Chandrayaan spacecraft, the TV-sized Moon Impact Probe struck the lunar surface as planned
Moon takes a backseat in new space plan
20:05 13 November 2008 | 24 comments
The Planetary Society, a space advocacy group, says NASA should focus on getting astronauts to Mars and near-Earth asteroids
First images captured of alien solar system
19:00 13 November 2008 | 3 comments
Two new planetary systems have been imaged in the Milky Way - one boasts three planets
EXCLUSIVE
Has new physics been found?
An unexplained event at the Tevatron particle accelerator at Fermilab just might be the signature of a new type of long-lived particle
COSMOLOGY
Dark matter may shine with invisible 'dark light'
Dark matter particles might interact with each other through a 'dark' electromagnetic force
SPECIAL FEATURE
The most extreme life-forms in the universe
12:00 26 June 2008
These creatures set records for surviving in the most inhospitable environments on Earth - their existence bodes well for finding extraterrestrial life
SPECIAL FEATURE
Moving the Earth: a planetary survival guide
10:10 20 October 2008
The Sun is slowly heating up, and in a billion years the oceans will begin to evaporate - moving the Earth is our only hope for survival
FROM THE BLOG
Lunar lander trampolines towards the moon
US company Odyssey Moon Ventures, the first team to complete registration for the Google prize, announced a partnership with NASA to land an unmanned robot on the Moon
The make-your-own-universe kit
Thinking about the perfect Christmas present for your egocentric friends? What about a make-your-own-universe kit which will allow them to play God?
Is it time to say good-bye to Hubble?
Nearly $1 billion may seem like a lot of money to spend on an ageing satellite, but the 11-tonne Hubble Space Telescope is no ordinary orbiter
