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Search for alien engineering comes up dry – so far
17:43 05 December 2008
No 'Dyson spheres' – solar energy collectors around other stars– have yet been found, but future searches could be more sensitive
Over-budget Mars rover mission delayed until 2011
20:11 04 December 2008 | 2 comments
Technical problems are forcing NASA to delay the launch of its Mars Science Laboratory by two years, at a cost of $400 million
'Rhythms' in Martian rocks mark out past climate swings
19:00 04 December 2008 | 1 comment
Giant stairsteps on Mars are evidence of ancient climate cycles, suggest images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Universe's dark matter mix is 'just right' for life
THIS WEEK: 11:28 04 December 2008 | 43 comments
If the total abundance of dark matter in the universe was any different, humans and all other life on Earth might not exist
Light 'echoes' solve mystery of famous supernova
20:02 03 December 2008 | 2 comments
The exploding star that Tycho Brahe saw in 1572 was a gluttonous white dwarf, ghostly light from the centuries-old event reveals
Gallery: The lives and deaths of stars
13:45 03 December 2008 | 7 comments
See images of stars forming, both in our Milky Way Galaxy and in extreme environments in other distant galaxies
Rocket company offers $95,000 trips to space
22:49 02 December 2008 | 5 comments
XCOR Aerospace says it will sell tickets on its suborbital spaceship for less than half the price of Virgin Galactic
Has an alien comet infiltrated the solar system?
20:02 02 December 2008 | 53 comments
The peculiar composition of Comet Machholz 1 hints that it may be an interloper from another star system
Meteorite hunters hit pay dirt in Canadian prairie
18:33 02 December 2008 | 9 comments
Search teams have found dozens of pieces of a 10-tonne space rock that exploded over central Canada less than two weeks ago
Big bang's afterglow may reveal birthplace of comets
00:01 02 December 2008 | 8 comments
A shell of icy bodies called the Oort Cloud is too far away to see – but its signature may be hidden in remnant radiation from the big bang
Rare celestial trio dazzles sky watchers
20:00 01 December 2008 | 25 comments
On Monday, Venus, Jupiter and the Moon 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 | 29 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 | 12 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
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
