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Why Europe should build its own crewed space vehicle
COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: 10:13 19 November 2008 | 6 comments
How can the International Space Station live up to its name if a major contributor doesn't have the means to get there, asks Piers Bizony
New report lists NASA's biggest challenges
20:37 18 November 2008 | 2 comments
NASA's independent oversight office lists the agency's five top challenges - what to do about the shuttle tops the list
China denies attempting to get US space data
18:28 18 November 2008 | 7 comments
The denial comes a day after a physicist in the US pleaded guilty to illegally exporting data for space launch vehicles to China
More evidence points to past oceans on Mars
00:11 18 November 2008 | 14 comments
Chemical fingerprints in the soil suggest Mars may have had a succession of relatively short-lived oceans
Shuttle astronauts deliver space station's new gear
23:00 17 November 2008
Tonnes of custom upgrades were delivered to the orbital outpost by shuttle astronauts on Monday
Sun shines on future Mars colonies
FEATURE: 11:58 17 November 2008 | 24 comments
Despite problems with NASA's Phoenix lander, the Sun's rays could match nuclear power for powering a human base on Mars, say energy specialists
Quantum effects bring no solace for physicists
THIS WEEK: 10:36 17 November 2008 | 11 comments
Quantum uncertainties in space-time will make it impossible to ever know for sure that all of nature's forces were once unified
Shuttle blasts off to upgrade space station
03:33 15 November 2008 | 3 comments
The shuttle Endeavour soared off its seaside launch pad on a mission to upgrade the space station for an expanded six-person crew
NASA chief says US must stick to Moon plan
22:00 14 November 2008 | 37 comments
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 | 11 comments
The rover is regaining strength after a dust storm caused its power levels to dip dangerously low
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
Why don't the Mars rovers have dust wipers?
The rovers depend on sunlight for power - why weren't they designed to handle dust?
Apollo 8 astronauts discuss NASA's future
Where should NASA aim for next: the Moon, or Mars?
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
