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Rare celestial trio to dazzle sky watchers
20:00 01 December 2008 | 1 comment
On Monday, Venus, Jupiter and the Moon will form a tight triangle on the sky - the Sun's glare blocks most such 'conjunctions'
Space shuttle lands safely in California
18:59 30 November 2008 | 4 comments
The shuttle Endeavour touched down in California after thunderstorms and high winds prevented a landing in Florida
Did lack of comet impacts help life evolve?
THIS WEEK: 17:52 28 November 2008 | 20 comments
The debris left over by comet collisions across nearby solar systems shows that ours is the least battered, possibly explaining why life developed on Earth
NASA may struggle to afford new space missions
UPFRONT: 17:50 28 November 2008 | 10 comments
Plans for flagship scientific missions to be launched with the next generation of spacecraft may be unrealistic if the agency can't get a grip on its cash
Hopes high for science-friendly approach in US politics
UPFRONT: 10:43 28 November 2008 | 3 comments
Key appointments made in Congress and on Barack Obama's economic team look like good news for science and the environment
Indian Moon probe feels the heat
12:52 27 November 2008 | 6 comments
Chandrayaan is taking it easy after being caught in a hot spot between Sun and Moon, but no damage is reported
Supersonic water jets shoot from Saturn moon
19:59 26 November 2008 | 16 comments
High-speed jets of water vapour were found within a wider ice and gas plume spewing from Enceladus
Europe charts €10 billion course for space exploration
17:09 26 November 2008
The European Space Agency's 18 member nations have hammered out a plan for space missions over the next few years
Europe tackles space ambitions amid financial crisis
21:04 25 November 2008 | 4 comments
On Wednesday, science ministers from the European Space Agency's member nations will announce the agency's space plans
Solar-powered probe to view unseen parts of Jupiter
18:01 25 November 2008 | 4 comments
A spacecraft called Juno will be the first to orbit the giant planet's poles – it will launch in 2011
Space station urine recycler may be fixed
16:00 25 November 2008 | 2 comments
NASA appears to have resolved problems with a new urine recycling system on the International Space Station
The free lunch that made our universe
COMMENTARY: 10:46 25 November 2008 | 103 comments
Why is there something rather than nothing? Physics can provide the answer, says Lawrence Krauss
Science could soar with world's most powerful rocket
00:05 25 November 2008 | 25 comments
NASA's future Ares V rocket could send people to asteroids and launch telescopes that would dwarf Hubble, says a new report
Mars rover will not save soil for return to Earth
19:00 24 November 2008 | 8 comments
A box to store samples for later return to Earth would not adequately protect them, says NASA – it will be left off the Mars Science Lab
Astronauts repair space station inside and out
17:01 24 November 2008
A centrifuge needed to distill urine samples becomes unbalanced after spinning for a few hours
Why the universe may be teeming with aliens
Hunting for a planet that can support life? There's more to it than looking for Earth's distant twin, says David Shiga
'Interplanetary internet' passes first test
Images were sent between a NASA probe and Earth in the first test of an internet-like data transmission system for space
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The most extreme life-forms in the universe
These creatures set records for surviving in the most inhospitable environments on Earth - their existence bodes well for finding extraterrestrial life
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Moving the Earth: a planetary survival guide
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
