NASA Reports Space Junks Near-Collision with Space Station
Astronauts manning the International Space Station were hurried into an escape space ship over the weekend as cautionary measure against oncoming space junks, reports said.
Fly to Mars for Just $500,000
Adventurous travelers looking for a unique vacation spot should start saving up right now. SpaceX is offering commercial round trip tickets to Mars for US$500,000.
Russia Plans To Send Man To The Moon By 2030
Russia set forth an ambitious space strategy where the country plans to send Russian cosmonauts to the surface of the moon, send unmanned probes to Jupiter and Venus and build a network of research stations on Mars and the Russian space agency plans to do these by 2030.
Scientists Plan To Use Nuclear Bomb to Save Earth From Asteroid
The threat of big asteroids hitting Earth has made for entertaining Hollywood movie fare but as NASA astronomers discover more asteroids that could spell real-life Armageddon for Earth could there be a way to save the planet from these gigantic cosmic killers? Turns out that Hollywood had the solution all along as scientists found that a well-placed nuclear explosion could actually save humanity from a big asteroid hitting Earth.
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NASA: Asteroid 2012 DA14 Will Not Hit Earth Next Year
NASA's putting a lot of effort dispelling those pesky end-of-the-world scenarios. After assuring the public that the Earth isn't going to get sucked into a black hole or getting hit by a supernova blast, NASA is now downplaying speculation from doomsayers that asteroid 2012 DA14 won't obliterate the Earth next year.
Warp Drives: Slowing Down is a Planet Killer
Fans of science fiction will have one less technology to look forward to in the future. The ubiquitous warp drive made popular in such shows as Star Trek, could fry any planetary system it stops in.
Meteor Shower Amazes Skywatchers (Video)
People from around the world were surprised by a fireball that hit the sky at around 10:45 p.m. in Victoria and also in other places such as Frankston, Cairnlea, Dandenong, Anglesea and Tullamarine.
Galaxy Teeming with Rogue Planets
Our galaxy is filled with rogue planets that don't orbit around a star, according to researchers at the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology. In fact there could be thousands, perhaps billions of "nomad planets" hurtling around the galaxy and far outnumbering the stars.
Virgin Galactic and Playboy Team-Up for the Ultimate Gentleman’s Club
With space opening up for private sector entrepreneurs it was only a matter of time for businessmen to turn to more prurient interests. Playboy and space tourism company Virgin Galactic are teaming to imagine the first Playboy Club in outer space.
NASA Captures Dramatic Video of Solar Tornado [VIDEO]
A NASA spacecraft was a stunning video showing the sun's plasma spinning around in the sun's magnetic field earlier this month.
NASA: Man Meets Machine in Space, First Handshake Captured on Video
For the first time in space, a humanoid robot makes “a firm handshake” with an Earth man. International Space Station (ISS) Commander Daniel Burbank on Wednesday became the first man to shake hands with a humanoid robot, which has been subjected to plenty of technical tests since it was launched into space to join Expedition 30 Commander Burbank and the crew of the ISS this time last year.
Black Holes may Help Unlock Secrets to Origin of Galaxy
Do black holes hold the secret to the origin of galaxies? A new research says a new type of black hole can shed light on how galaxies are formed.
Search for Habitable Alien Planets Hampered by Gravity
The search for habitable alien planets will be harder because tidal forces could remove water from planets to leave them dry worlds.
NASA Pursues Next Phase of Space Taxi Program; Selected Firms to Get $300 Million to $500 Million
NASA’s spaceship development program enters its third phase by offering funding for two U.S. firms to design and build space transport systems for ferrying astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
Solar Storms Can Clear Up Skies of Space Debris; NASA Guidelines On Collision Threats in Place
Intense eruptions due to solar storms may damage satellites and power infrastructures, but they can also cause the early death for many of the space debris orbiting our planet, experts say.
Radiation Blamed for Russia’s Phobos-Grunt Probe Failure But New Leaked Details Point to Design Error
Cosmic radiation and a low-quality imported component that was vulnerable to the radiation, were the most likely causes of the failure of Russia’s Mars moon probe that crashed to Earth this month, according to Vladimir Popovkin, head of Russia’s space agency.
Space Station Maneuvers to Avoid Chinese Satellite Debris, Necessity to Clean Up Space Stressed
The International Space Station has maneuvered Jan. 28 to avoid the remaining orbital debris from China's 2007 anti-satellite test, Fengyun 1C, which peppered low-Earth orbit with an estimated 3,000 pieces of shrapnel when it was intentionally destroyed by China five years ago.
Deep Sea Observatory Under Mediterranean May Reveal New Secrets of the Universe
A deep sea observatory will be built in the Mediterranean Sea that will help detect elusive particles known as neutrinos, and is expected to reveal new details about supernova and the Big Bang.
Solar Cycle to Peak in 2013; Stronger Storms to Come?
The eruption of the sun on Sunday and Monday with an M8.7 class flare, causing the biggest solar radiation storm since 2003, has revived apprehensions of stronger solar flares in the near future.
Astronomers Plan to Capture Image of Black Hole
Astronomers and physicists will convene in Tucson, Arizona to discuss plans to photograph the black hole lying in the center of the galaxy.
Australia Joins Drive to Clean Space Junk
Australia will work with other nations to develop an international code of conduct for behavior in outer space backing a proposal by the European Union.
Australia, U.S. Laud Euro Initiative on Space Junk Resolution
The initiative pitched by Europe on resolving the threats of space junks that litter over Earth's atmosphere gained conditional nod from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week.
Russians Seek Tests on Possible U.S. Interference on Phobos-Grunt Probe
Controversy continue to surround the doomed Phobos-Grunt probe that plunge to Earth over the weekend as Russian investigators said they will conduct tests to check if U.S. radar emissions could have interfered with the doomed spacecraft.
Collectors Scramble for Rare Martian Rock Which Costs10 Times More Than Gold
Collectors are scrambling to buy rocks that are said to have fallen from Mars, which are reportedly fetching big bucks, as high as $11,000 to $22,500 per ounce. The biggest rock weighs over 2 pounds.
Russia’s Phobos-Grunt Crashes Back to Earth Amid Rumors That Some Parts Fell in Australia
Russia’s Phobos-Grunt probe which was supposed to land in Mars moon Phobos has come crashing back to Earth Sunday 1,250 kilometers (775 miles) west of Wellington Island in Chile's south, space officials said.
Experts Defend U.S. Amid Insinuations of Sabotage of Russia's Mars Moon Probe
Russia’s Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will crash into the Indian Ocean sometime this weekend even as the allusions to foul play raised by the head of the country’s space agency remain unresolved.
Space Station to Fire Up Engine to Avoid Collision With A Debris As Public Is Confronted With Growing Space Junk Problem
The International Space Station will be firing up its engines briefly Friday to avoid a piece of debris from the private U.S. satellite Iridium.
Russia's Mars Spacecraft Forecast to Fall into Indian Ocean Jan. 14 to 16
Russia's Mars moon prober, the unmanned Phobos-Grunt, is expected to fall in the Indian Ocean north of Madagascar between Jan. 14 and 16, according to the Russian space agency Roscosmos.
Russia’s Space Chief Blames Foreign Sabotage As Countdown for Phobos-Grunt’s Jan. 15 Re-Entry Begins
Sabotage by foreign forces may have caused the recent “unexplained” failures of Russian satellites, according to Russia’s space chief Vladimir Popovkin, even as the countdown for the predicted Jan. 15 re-entry of the failed Phobos-Grunt mission begins.
Hunt for ‘Exomoons’ is On
A team of astronomers is on a search for moons, particularly the size of Earth moon, around extrasolar planets using available Kepler data.
Dark Matter: Mapping the Cosmos’ Strangest Substance
Astronomers have released a map showing dark matter and galaxies billions of light years across.
Newly Discovered Exoplanets To Be Searched for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Scientists in search for extraterrestrial intelligence have narrowed their search by using data from newly discovered exoplanets.
NASA to Harness Microbial Fuel to Power Space Robots
A NASA-funded effort hopes to produce a prototype robot, weighing only about 2 pounds and powered by microbes within the next 10 years. First year funding will come from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program.
Russia’s Phobos-Grunt Spacecraft Expected to Fall to Earth Next Week
Russian officials have given up any hope to save the Phobos Grunt mission and have instead shifted their attention to the re-entry of the vehicle sometime next week.
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