Space Research & Astronomy
The end of the US space shuttle program
By Patrick Martin, August 19, 2011
The American manned space program is shutting down indefinitely, an event that has considerable historical significance.
Herschel telescope discovered twisted ring of gas and dust at the centre of our galaxy
By William Whitlow, August 5, 2011
The Herschel Space Observatory has identified a twisted ring of dust and gas at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. Parts of the ring have been seen before but this is the first time it has been observed as a whole.
Dawn spacecraft reaches the asteroid Vesta
By Patrick Martin, July 20, 2011
The NASA mission will study the two largest asteroids, first Vesta, then Ceres.
Extra-solar planet could sustain Earth-like life
By Bryan Dyne, June 6, 2011
The planet Gliese 581 d is believed to be twice the mass of Earth, and could sustain liquid water on the side that faces its star.
First spacecraft begins orbiting the planet Mercury
By Patrick Martin, March 25, 2011
MESSENGER is the first space mission to Mercury in more than three decades.
Large Hadron Collider will continue experiments into 2012
By Bryan Dyne and Don Barry, March 18, 2011
The physics research conducted in 2010 has allowed for the Large Hadron Collider to extend its operations through 2011 and 2012.
Planet formation viewed by astronomers
By Chris Talbot, March 11, 2011
Astronomical observation directly confirms the nebular hypothesis of Kant and Laplace.
Stardust spacecraft gives second glimpse of comet Tempel 1
By a reporter, February 18, 2011
The fly-by took place on February 14, some 210 million miles from Earth
Smallest rocky planet outside our solar system discovered
By Chris Talbot, January 28, 2011
NASA has confirmed this month that its Kepler space observatory has now identified the smallest yet planet outside our solar system, exoplanet Kepler-10b.
Mars rovers mark seven years on the planet’s surface
By Patrick Martin, January 22, 2011
The two robot exploration vehicles have revolutionized scientific understanding of the planet.
Bacteria that consumes arsenic boosts search for “alien” life
By Chris Talbot, December 10, 2010
The new bacteria was discovered by a research team at Mono Lake, California.
Gamma-ray bubbles discovered around our galaxy
By Chris Talbot, November 18, 2010
A giant structure around our Milky Way galaxy has been discovered by the NASA Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.
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