‘Ghost particles’ from space found in South Pole ice
A neutrino observatory based in Antarctica has confirmed the detection of massless particles deep within the South Pole’s ice. They were created from astrophysical sources...
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2nd exoplanet discovered 21 light-years from Earth
NASA astronomers have found another exoplanet outside the solar system. It’s larger than Earth and is 21 light-years...
China building world’s largest 500-meter radio telescope
China is assembling what has been hailed as the world's largest radio telescope, state media reported. The 500-meter...
Pluto has evenly spaced dark spots
New color images from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft show two very different faces of the mysterious dwarf planet, one with a series of intriguing spots...
NASA postpones ‘flying saucer’ parachute test
High waves forced NASA to postpone until Thursday the first test of the largest parachute ever deployed, during...
Air Force’s top-secret X-37B spacecraft lands after nearly two years in orbit
The Air Force’s top-secret space plane landed in California on Friday morning after nearly two years orbiting Earth...
Mystery ‘space plane’ to touch down after record time in orbit
The Boeing X-37B, a highly classified robotic spacecraft built for the US Air Force, is to make its third landing after spending more than 670...
The Pentagon’s plan to put robot Marines in space?
Roosevelt Lafontant had a dream. A Marine Corps officer assigned to the National Reconnaissance Office at the Pentagon,...
Earth’s weakening magnetic field: Dramatic dips spotted across the Western Hemisphere
Earth’s magnetic field is a protective shield for our planet from cosmic radiation, but it’s also somewhat of...
Retired Marine claims he spent 17 years on MARS protecting human colonies
A former US Marine has claimed he spent 17 years of his career on MARS. The ex-naval infantryman,...
Astronomers discover sister to Earth’s sun
As part of a search into the origins of our galaxy, astronomers at the University of Texas have identified what they believe to be a...
Bad news for GPS: Sun releases three powerful flares in one day
Cameras used by scientists at NASA have captured images of “significant” solar flares emitting from the sun this...
Bizarre “Hybrid” Star Found
It has been almost 40 years since Professor Kip Thorne and Dr Anna Zytkow first suggested it was...
Pentagon plans multi-billion dollar project to combat space junk
Later this month the US Pentagon plans to award a massive contract to one of the two most influential American contractors for a project that,...
NASA suspends cooperation with Russia over Ukraine crisis
The United States has suspended contact between NASA and its Russian counterpart over the ongoing situation in Ukraine....
Pentagon’s secret X-37B plane breaks space longevity record
One of the US Air Force’s most mysterious projects – an unmanned space-faring plane – has broken its...
Hundreds of tiny satellites could soon deliver free internet worldwide
Developers say they are less than a year away from deploying prototype satellites that could someday soon broadcast free and universal internet all over the...
NASA takes major step in hunt for asteroids
NASA’s mission to reel in an asteroid took an important step forward when the agency recently established a...
Is water flowing on Mars? NASA presents new evidence
Researchers have unveiled new evidence which they say proves water could be flowing on Mars right now –...
NASA warns of ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid
A new, “potentially hazardous” asteroid has been discovered by one of NASA’s recently reactivated spacecraft – and it’s...
US military satellites vulnerable in future space war – Space Command chief
US military satellites could be disabled or destroyed in the event of a war in space, an American general has said, citing China’s tests of...
The greatest newspaper correction ever written
By Ria Misra In 1920, rocket scientist Robert Goddard wrote up an article postulating how we could use...
China lands Jade Rabbit robot rover on Moon
By Paul Rincon China says it has successfully landed a craft carrying a robotic rover on the surface...
200,000 people apply to live on Mars
By Elizabeth Landau If you have ambitions of being one of the first people on Mars, listen up: A Dutch company says it is moving...