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Mercury on view in morning sky
Mercury is putting on a good show in the morning sky, so if you have never seen it, grab this opportunity!
Comet survives close brush with Sun
Astronomers have been watching in amazement as an icy comet survived an incredibly close brush with the Sun.
Rockets will take airway to heaven
An exciting new project to launch rockets into orbit from a flying launch-pad is being backed by one of the … Continue reading
Large parts of Mars ‘could sustain life’
Large areas of Mars could be home to primitive alien life, space scientists have concluded following detailed computer modelling.
Mars robots will think for themselves
Scientists are working on a project to make Mars rovers think for themselves as they search for signs of life on the Red Planet.
Planet ‘like Earth’ is in habitable zone
NASA’S planet-hunting space telescope Kepler has discovered what may be the most Earthlike world yet found – it could be home to life.
Did Hubble find water on super-Earth?
Hubble observations suggest that a ‘super-Earth’-sized planet lying 40 light years away could have large amounts of water.
Mysterious comets put under scrutiny
Astronomers are investigating the properties of mysterious members of the Solar System called Main Belt Comets by trying to determine the source of their dust tails.
Astronomers crack a black hole’s ID
Astronomers have made the first detailed identification of a black hole by studying the X-ray binary system Cygnus X-1.
Curiosity is off to seek life on Mars
NASA is preparing to launch its latest mission to Mars – a roving laboratory called Curiosity.
Cassini captures Saturn’s mega-storm
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has chronicled the development of the greatest storm to rage on Saturn for more than a century.
Ice moon’s lakes could hold alien life
The ice crust of Jupiter’s moon Europa hides a lake as large in volume as the American Great Lakes, say scientists studying images from NASA’s Galileo spacecraft.
