SPACE

The falling NASA satellite bypassed Australia late this afternoon according to astronomers who have been keeping track of its descent.NASA expects the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite or UARS to crash back to Earth within the next 24 hours but hasn't been able to pinpoint where in the world it would land. So far the possible landing area covers the entire populate planet except for Antarctica.

This weekend, there is one-in-3200 risk that the speeding debris of the defunct 6-tonne, 35-ft NASA satellite the size of a school bus would hit someone on Earth. What do you do if you got "lucky?" NASA says, "Don't touch it."

A giant NASA satellite is expected to crash to the Earth's surface on Friday. The 12,500-pound, 35-foot long Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite is estimated to be the size of a school bus.

China's technological sleight has taken a new dimension as it plans to launch its experimental aerospace, which is expected to commence on the communist country's attempt to build its own space station, says a report from Reuters.

Astronauts on board the International Space Station enjoy spectacular views of the aurora australis, the southern hemisphere's counterpart to the Northern Lights.

Scientists went on record Wednesday to clear the name of the prime suspect behind the mass extinction of dinosaurs.New evidence from NASA's Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, clears the name of the Baptistina family of asteroids that many thought was responsible for crashing into Earth and triggering the mass extinction.

A 6-ton decommissioned NASA satellite the size of a bus is expected to fall to Earth on Friday, according to the U.S. space agency.

A 20-year-old satellite from NASA is expected to crash back to earth on Sept. 23, but the problem is that the agency still doe not know where it will fall.

A new discovery has been made. Experts in astronomy announced the discovery of an uncommon planet. According to the astronomers the said planet has two stars. It is very similar to Tatooine in the sci-fi film “Star Wars”. Using a $600 worth Kepler space telescope, National Aeronautics and Space Administration detected the said planet. Now the fantasy became factual. It is the first ever solar system of its kind that has been established.

According to a new theory published Wednesday, scientists say that the Milky Way Galaxy collided with a dwarf galaxy not once but twice in the last 2 billion years to create the distinctive spiral arm structure.

The U.S. National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) unveiled on Wednesday plans to build a $35-billion powerful rocket called Space Launch System.

NASA revealed on Wednesday its plan to build a giant deep-space rocket to transport astronauts for space explorations. NASA's announcement was done after a year-long extensive discussion with Congress over the project's cost, scope and technical parameters. The Obama administration withheld its plans while it obtained an independent cost estimate for the Space Launch System.

Astronomers have recently discovered planet HD85512b along with over 50 new planets orbiting stars beyond the sun. This super Earth from Vela is about 36 light years from us, 3.6 times larger than Earth, and orbits its star in under 60 days. The planet's distance from its star puts it within the star's habitable zone - where liquid water can exist on the surface under the right conditions. However, the technology to determine other similarities between Earth and the Vela planet is not like...

A group of astronomers announced on Tuesday the discovery of 50 new planets. The planets, which includes 16 that have bigger mass than Earth, were found using a telescope in Chile’s La Silla Observatory.

Forget about the 2012 Mayan calendar, comet Elenin or the Rapture. The real threat to human civilization is far more mundane, and it's right in front of our noses.

NASA has admitted that it is 'concerned' about a dead satellite the size of a school bus that is scheduled to fall back to Earth but insisted that it isn't a danger to anyone on the planet.

Astronomers announced on Monday that they have discovered a planet outside our solar system that could potentially support life.

High winds on Thursday morning prompted NASA to delay its GRAIL mission to the moon. The $496-million GRAIL mission will provide a very detailed map of the moon's gravitational field, allowing them for the first time to better calculate the composition of its crust, mantle and core.

There will be one less space junk hovering above Earth come late September or early October, this according to U.S. space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as it revealed on Thursday the impending return of a research satellite that lost its steam in 2005.

Scientists and amateur astronomers are foregoing sleep as the closest, brightest supernova of its kind in 25 years lights up the night sky.

A study by researchers at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom theorises that a meteor shower 3.9 million years ago was the source of previous metals on the planet Earth.

A new study shows that most of the gold and other precious metals found in Earth today came from a barrage of meteorites that pummeled Earth 3.9 billion years ago.

The pizza company announces 'plans' to build the first restaurant on the moon, but can't guarantee delivery in 30 minutes or less.

A newly discovered star with a primitive chemical composition has left scientists to rethink previous star formation models.

NASA is planning to return to the Moon with the launch of twin lunar orbiters that will map the moon's gravity in unparalleled detail.

Astronomers at the University of California at Santa Cruz and the Institute for Theoretical Physics in Zurich have created a video that allows viewers to visualize the birth of the Milky Way galaxy.

Professor Matthew Bailes of Melbourne, Australia's Swinburne University of Technology and his team of international astronomers have discovered a planet made of diamond in our Milky Way galaxy.

Astronomers believe they have taken images of a massive black hole tearing apart and swallowing a star.

Astronomers from the University of Manchester and other international colleagues have discovered a rare planet that seems to be made of diamond.