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NASA to send out New Year`s Greetings in Times Square from space

NASA to send out New Year`s Greetings in Times Square from space

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 10:42

NASA astronauts are going to help ring in 2014 by sending greetings from space to the crowd gathered in New York`s Times Square on New Year`s Eve.

What lies beneath our feet? A diverse life

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 12:37

There is life below our earth`s surface - in an atmosphere with no light or air - and now it is being catalogued.

In 2014, get answers to your comet queries

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 12:33

We all are interested in comets. What they contain, and what information they hide about our solar system.

Mars Express flybys `within touching distance` of Red Planet`s moon

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 11:47

Mars Express made its closest fly-by yet of Red Planet`s moon, Phobos, skimming past at only 45 km above its surface, on Dec. 29.

Sun`s magnetic field reverses polarity

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 10:14

The sun`s magnetic field has now undergone a total reversal of its polarity, which marks Solar Cycle 24`s midpoint, which is going to be completed in 11 years time, NASA has revealed.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield calls for global cooperation with China

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 09:43

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is calling for cooperation with China in space and wants it to be part of any international effort to return to the moon.

Israel a step closer to the moon, with propulsion deal

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 20:53

Seems that Israel’s moonshot project is a lot closer to reality. The SpaceIL organization, which is developing the Israeli spacecraft that will journey to the moon in 2015, has acquired the engine for the rocket that will propel Israel’s lunar lander into space.

Russian Soyuz rocket successfully puts satellite into orbit

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 15:54

The Russian Soyuz rocket, successfully placed a scientific earth-monitoring satellite into orbit on Sunday. There were several delays earlier this week due to an accident during testing which caused engine damage.

Element essential for life found in supernova remains

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 14:33

Scientists have for the first time discovered phosphorous as one of the essential elements for life in the cosmic leftovers from a supernova explosion.

NASA`s laser Moon mission to boost space communication

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 14:10

NASA has completed its 30-day lunar laser mission which confirmed that the possibility of expanding broadband capabilities in space using laser communications is as bright as expected.