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Scientists say destructive solar blasts narrowly missed Earth in 2012

Last Updated: Thursday, March 20, 2014, 09:35

Fierce solar blasts that could have badly damaged electrical grids and disabled satellites in space narrowly missed Earth in 2012, US researchers said on Wednesday.

Use mouse to explore this gigantic moon image

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 21:04

Are you a moon lover? You can now explore the lunar surface with your mouse in the comfort of your home!

How supernova looks like before its death

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 15:36

A powerful, new three-dimensional model has provided fresh insight into the turbulent death throes of supernovas.

Scientists complete largest survey of cosmic dust in local galaxies

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 15:27

Scientists have used data from ESA `s Herschel space observatory to complete the largest census of dust in local galaxies.

Scientists create largest high resolution mosaic of lunar North Pole

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 11:09

Scientists, using cameras aboard NASA`s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), have developed the largest high resolution mosaic of our moon`s north polar region.

NASA`s STEREO captures fastest coronal mass ejection

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 11:03

Researchers have published a paper that uncovers the origin and cause of an extreme space weather event that occurred on July 22, 2012, at the sun and generated the fastest solar wind speed ever recorded directly by a solar wind instrument.

`Fierce` solar magnetic storm `barely missed` Earth in 2012

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 10:57

Researchers have said that a rapid succession of coronal mass ejections - the most intense eruptions on the sun - sent a pulse of magnetized plasma barrelling into space and through Earth`s orbit.

Astronomers discover echoes from expansion after Big Bang

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 18, 2014, 09:35

Astronomers have discovered ripples in the fabric of space-time that are echoes of the massive expansion of the universe that took place just after the Big Bang.

Mercury shrunk by more than 7 kilometers in radius over past 4 billion years

Last Updated: Monday, March 17, 2014, 12:43

Researchers have claimed that Mercury may have contracted up to 7 kilometers in radius over the past 4 billion years, much more than previous estimates suggested.