Super Earth That Could Support Life Found
Scientists from the University of California at Santa Cruz and the Carnegie Institution for Science in the U.S have discovered super-Earth that may have extraterrestrial life.
Drought-Hit Mars May be Dead [PHOTOS]
A team of scientists, led by Dr Tom Pike of the Imperial college of London, who analysed individual particles of Martian soil, found out that the planet has been suffering from a super drought for millions of years making it hostile to any form of life to survive.
NASA Announces Space Frontier Business Plan Competition
NASA has announced the Space Frontier Business Plan competition. The event will be spread over three days and will be held at NASA Ames, in the U.S., in July.
NASA Seeks Proposal for Small Satellite Demonstrations
NASA officials are seeking a proposal for flight demonstration of the Edison Small Satellite Demonstration Program's technology.
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World’s Most Powerful X-Ray Laser Created
Scientists from the Oxford University in the UK and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have invented a powerful X-ray laser - the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS). This laser will allow, for the first time, the heating of matter up to 2 million degrees Celsius, in a controlled setting.
Scientists Get Clue to How Universe Got Its Magnetism
The scientists used a laser to create magnetic fields which is similar to the magnetism of the universe.
Astronomers Discover 11 New Planetary Systems
Astronomers from the NASA have discovered 11 new solar systems hosting 26 planets with Kepler space telescope.
Huge Asteroid Almost Hit Earth [VIDEO]
Astronomers from NASA have confirmed a huge asteroid flew past the Earth, on Friday at 10.30 a.m. EST.
US 2012: Republican Newt Gingrich Plans ‘Moon Base’ by 2020
Frontrunner for the Republican nomination, Newt Gingrich, has pledged to have the first permanent base on the moon if he is elected president.
Astronomers Discover Mysterious Young Star
Astronomers from the University of Michigan in the U.S. and the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics in Potsdam, Germany have discovered a mysterious young star.
The Most Powerful Solar Flare since 2005 [VIDEO]
A powerful and fast-moving solar flare, which erupted on the surface of the Sun on Sunday, at 10.59 p.m., is heading towards Earth.
Astronomers Discover Galaxy 10 Billion Light Years Away
Astronomers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Groningen and Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy discover dark dwarf galaxy.
Huge Solar Flare Heading Towards Earth
A long-duration solar flare that first erupted on the sun is heading towards Earth. The flare can disrupt long-range radio communications. On the other hand, it can create a beautiful display of the northern lights (aurora borealis) on Saturday.
Comet Death Caught on Camera [VIDEO]
NASA has caught a comet death on camera for the first time. The comet flew very close to the Sun, and it got evaporated due to the excess heat.
NASA Joins MIT and DARPA for Zero Robotics Spheres Challenge
NASA will join the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and students from the U.S for the Zero Robotics Spheres Challenge.
Scientist on the Discovery of the Smallest Exoplanets (EXCLUSIVE)
In an exclusive interview to the International Business Times, Philip Muirhead, a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, who led a team which discovered three exoplantes recently, explains the significance of the discovery.
Dramatic Restored Vintage Photos of NASA Gemini Missions [SLIDESHOW]
Released by NASA, these rarely-seen images have been digitally restored to an incredibly high quality, showing snapshots of life literally out of this world.
Phobos-Grunt Fall Imminent: Five Facts About the Failed Mars Mission
Had it been successful, the spacecraft would have returned in August 2014.
Russian Spacecraft Phobos-Grunt to Crash Into Earth on Sunday
Scientists have warned they expect the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft to plummet back down to Earth on Sunday.
HATNet Discovers Four Exoplanets
These four new planets, known as Hot Jupiters, are quite large. They revolve very close to their Sun-like star and so they are quite hot, compared to the Earth.
China and India Invest in World's Biggest Telescope
$1bn Thirty Metre Telescope will be able to pinpoint objects in space 13 billion light years away.
Two New Circumbinary Planets Discovered
Astronomers from the San Diego State University have discovered two new circumbinary planets, Kepler 34b and Kepler 35b, which are orbiting a pair of Sun-like stars.
'Hundreds of Billions' of Planets in Milky Way Alone
Astronomers claim stargazers only aware of a "tiny fraction" of planets.
Largest Galaxy in Universe Revealed [SLIDESHOW]
El Gordo cluster found by astronomers seven billion light years from the Earth.
Stephen Hawking Defies Killer Disease to Reach 70th Birthday
World's most famous physicist unable to attend 70th birthday party after falling ill but still gives rousing pre-recorded speech.
America has a Spy in the Sky aimed at China's Space Lab, Report Claims
The Americans are said to be wary of Chinese space missions.
Falling Russian Spacecraft: Expert Rules out Nuclear Contamination Risk (EXCLUSIVE)
Phobos-Grunt has been stuck in its orbit around the Earth due to a computer malfunction since its launch in early November.
Failed Russian Mars Spacecraft to Crash Into Earth
Russia has admitted that parts of the failed Mars probe Phobus-Grunt, which became stranded in orbit, may come crashing back down to Earth next week.
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UFO Reports ‘Linked to End of the World Prophecies’
According to meteorologists based in New Zealand, the phenomenon is the result of the "2012 hysteria" sparked by predictions that the world is coming to an end this year.
China to Send Man to Moon within a Decade
Lunar landing target set by China after US pulls back from space race.
UFO 'Exploded over Mexican City' (VIDEO)
Flying saucer enthusiasts quick to term mystery object, captured on film over Tijuana, a "mothership".
Hubble Spots Organic Molecules on Pluto
New evidence of complex organic molecules have been spotted in the surface of Pluto by the Hubble Space Telescope, a study has found.
Streaks of Dust on Mars ‘Result of Meteorite Shockwaves’
As the Martian atmosphere is 10 times thinner than that of the Earth, even small blocks of rock crash into the surface relatively unimpeded, without burning up or breaking up.
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