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Tuesday, 7 September 2010
First mission to touch the Sun
Scientists are planning a new mission to travel closer to the Sun than ever before.
Meaning of life changes across cosmos
Monday, 6 September 2010
God did not create universe: Hawking
Dying star in hot water
Thursday, 2 September 2010
Solar max claims 'overstated': expert
Friday, 27 August 2010
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Spinning asteroids split in two
Thursday, 26 August 2010
Scientists have discovered asteroids can split in two if they rotate too quickly.
Pulsars measure up mass of planets
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
Scientists have worked out a new way to measure the mass of a planet using pulsars.
'Hot Jupiter' moons unlikely to exist
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
New research suggests moons orbiting Jupiter-class worlds are unlikely to exist - at least around the vast majority of extrasolar planets discovered so far.
Scientist googles crater find
Monday, 16 August 2010
Scientists using Google Maps have discovered a new crater-like structure in the Bayuda Desert of Sudan.
Mind training tackles motion sickness
Monday, 9 August 2010
Motion sickness really is a case of mind over matter, according to NASA researchers, who are testing a system developed to try to help astronauts adjust to microgravity.
Lunar rocks yield no water
Friday, 6 August 2010
A new study of rock samples collected during the Apollo missions has concluded the Moon is almost bone dry.
New optics sharpens telescope's focus
Thursday, 5 August 2010
Astronomers have developed a new technique to provide sharper views of the universe from the ground.
Theory suggests universe without Big Bang
Monday, 2 August 2010
A new theory has been put forward to explain the accelerating expansion of the universe, without the need for dark energy.
Astronomers discover new threat to Earth
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Astronomers have detected a half-kilometre wide asteroid that appears to be on a collision course with the Earth - in 172 years time.
Exoplanet bonanza fuels excitement
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
News analysis A recent talk by a leading US researcher has fuelled speculation that astronomers have discovered a substantial number of Earth-sized planets.
NASA unveils 'most detailed' map of Mars
Monday, 26 July 2010
A camera aboard NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has helped develop the most accurate global Martian map ever produced.
Saturn's ring gives birth to new moons
Friday, 23 July 2010
Scientists have captured what they believe are the first images of moons forming in the rings of Saturn.
Scientists find 'monster' star
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Astronomers have found the largest star yet detected - up to 20 million times brighter than the Sun - using the Very Large Telescope in Chile.
Powerful cosmic blast blinds telescope
Monday, 19 July 2010
A burst of x-rays that temporarily blinded a NASA satellite last month was the most powerful blast ever recorded, leaving astronomers mystified about its origin.
Shrinking sky has scientists baffled
Monday, 19 July 2010
Scientists are left mulling over why part of the Earth's atmosphere recently suffered its biggest collapse since records began, and is only now starting to rebound.
