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Rosetta craft`s comet landing to reveal secrets of solar system`s origin and evolution

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 14:43

Rosetta craft, which was woken up from its slumber recently, aims to deal with the origin and evolution of the solar system.

See image of Orion Nebula – a stellar nursery 1,500 light years

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 00:04

NASA has released a stunning picture of the Orion Nebula which was constructed using infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope.

Japan scientists test tether to clear up space junk

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 20:09

Japanese space scientists are set to trial a tether they hope will help pull junk out of orbit around Earth, clearing up tonnes of planetary clutter, they said Thursday.

NASA invites public to send names on 2016`s asteroid mission

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 12:18

NASA is inviting people to submit their names to be etched on a microchip aboard a spacecraft headed towards the asteroid Bennu in 2016.

Exoplanet orbiting solar twin found in distant star cluster

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 16:18

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet orbiting a solar twin 2500 light-years away, according to a new study.

See the first full moon of 2014 rise on Wednesday night

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 16:22

Skygazers are in for a treat as the first full moon of 2014 will rise on Wednesday at 11:52 p.m. EST.

SOHO captures images of CMEs erupting from sun

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 00:17

ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory ( SOHO) has captured images of a coronal mass ejection or CME erupting away from the sun on Tuesday.

Manned mission to Mars by 2030 actually possible

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 12:51

A panel of experts has claimed that a manned mission to Mars could be feasible by the 2030s.

New spacesuit `squeezes` astronauts` bones into shape

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 12:33

Researchers have created a new spacesuit, which will help keep astronauts` posture in check, while they are in space.

Get ready for biggest light show in the sky

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 04:28

The NASA`s Hubble Space Telescope has focused its eyes on a dying star that is about to self destruct as a blazing supernova any day now.