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Now, computer model that analyzes Sun-like stars that eat Earth-like planets

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 12:42

Some Sun-like stars are `earth-eaters` and while they are developing they ingest large amounts of the rocky material from which `terrestrial` planets like Earth, Mars and Venus are made.

Mars` 2016 Lander launch to probe how Earth-like planets are formed

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 11:33

NASA and its international partners get the go-ahead to start construction on a new Mars lander after it completed a successful Mission Critical Design Review on Friday.

Saturn`s collapsing magnetic tail behind auroras on the planet

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 10:11

Researchers have captured stunning images of Saturn`s auroras as the planet`s magnetic field is battered by charged particles from the Sun.

Sea level rise forces US space agency to retreat

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 10:08

Sea level rise is threatening the majority of NASA`s launch pads and multi-billion dollar complexes famous for training astronauts and launching historic missions to space, scientists said Tuesday.

Planet-hunting Kepler probe now has new mission

Last Updated: Monday, May 19, 2014, 20:16

NASA is planning to assign a new mission to its planet-hunting Kepler space telescope after a positioning system problem sidelined it last year.

SpaceX Dragon returns to earth after successful ISS mission

Last Updated: Monday, May 19, 2014, 20:02

SpaceX`s Dragon cargo capsule returned to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday one month after it was launched from Canaveral, Florida.

Exoplanet hunter Kepler set for new mission

Last Updated: Sunday, May 18, 2014, 19:42

There is some good news for space research enthusiasts. NASA`s Kepler spacecraft is back in action, a year after suffering an equipment failure.

Asteroid to defend earth from stray rocks?

Last Updated: Sunday, May 18, 2014, 18:59

Scientists are planning to park an asteroid near the earth in the space to shield our planet from stray asteroids.

ESA`s Venus Express set to take plunge into planet`s hostile atmosphere

Last Updated: Saturday, May 17, 2014, 11:58

After eight years in orbit, ESA`s Venus Express has completed routine science observations and is preparing for a daring plunge into the planet`s hostile atmosphere.

Scientists tackle orbit of exoplanet at least four times the size of Jupiter

Last Updated: Friday, May 16, 2014, 12:02

Researchers, using one of the world`s largest telescopes, have tracked the orbit of a planet at least four times the size of Jupiter.