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Why alien life needs asteroid belts

Fri, Nov 02 2012 at 11:28 AM

Fewer than 4 percent of known alien solar systems are likely to have an asteroid belt like the one in ours.

Gamma ray scope spies light from universe's first stars

Thu, Nov 01 2012 at 2:06 PM

Astronomers have detected glow extragalactic background light and have separated out the light from later stars.

Atlantis begins its final journey

Fri, Oct 26 2012 at 2:49 PM

Atlantis will leave the Kennedy Space Center, where it launched to space 33 times, to land at the KSC Visitor Complex located just down the road.

Hurricane Sandy seen from space station

Fri, Oct 26 2012 at 9:22 AM

Sandy has been dubbed a potential 'Frankenstorm' due to the chance of the hurricane merging with a cold front and transforming into a hybrid storm.

1 billion stars blaze bright in new Milky Way photo

Thu, Mar 29 2012 at 3:47 PM

The granddaddy of all panoramic snaps, the stunning new photo of our very own galaxy was created by an international team of astronomers.

Skywatcher snaps amazing video of falling Mars probe

Fri, Jan 06 2012 at 4:44 PM

Video shows that Phobos-Grunt's solar panels were facing away from the sun, which no doubt played a part in the failed attempts to communicate with the probe.

NASA stalls sale of famed Apollo 13 item

Thu, Jan 05 2012 at 3:36 PM

The U.S. space agency is asking astronaut James Lovell, who put a notebook from the mission up for sale, for proof of ownership.

Russia's failed Phobos-Grunt probe to fall from space

Wed, Dec 28 2011 at 11:30 AM

While a location is not known, scientists expect '20 to 30 fragments' of Phobos-Grunt to survive reentry and land on Earth.

The most anticipated space missions of 2012

Wed, Dec 28 2011 at 11:16 AM

Private spaceflight, Moon probes and solar sail tests are among the expected space expeditions for 2012.

Northern lights may get super-charged

Wed, Dec 28 2011 at 11:04 AM

The suped-up geomagnetic storm can temporarily disrupt GPS signals, radio communications and power grids.

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