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Mercury crater named after John Lennon

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 15:09

The International Astronomical Union has approved a proposal from the

NASA`s asteroid hunter spacecraft sends first pics after reactivation

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 13:36

NASA`s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE), a probe that made the most comprehensive survey to date of asteroids and comets, has sent its first set of test photos in preparation for a renewed mission.

Gaia satellite launched to map billions of stars in the Milky Way

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 10:05

European Space Agency on Thursday launched its Gaia mission which will provide a three-dimensional picture of the Milky Way galaxy, measuring appropriate positions and distances of more than a billion stars.

New class of supernovae may have originated from magnetars` creation

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 14:29

Researchers have suggested that new class of supernovae could likely be originating from the creation of magnetars.

Decades-old mystery in Earth`s upper atmosphere solved

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 13:33

Researchers have claimed to have resolved decades of scientific controversy over the origin of the extremely energetic particles known as ultra-relativistic electrons in the Earth`s near-space environment.

NASA rigs up snorkel in spacesuit after risky water leak

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 13:31

Snorkels in space? NASA dreamed up the idea as a quick fix to a dangerous spacesuit problem so astronauts can step out to repair an equipment breakdown at the International Space Station.

Gaia satellite set for launch to map billions of stars in the Milky Way

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 21:19

European Space Agency on Thursday will launch its Gaia mission which will provide a three-dimensional picture of our galaxy, measuring appropriate positions and distances of more than a billion stars.

Least massive star of nearby planetary system hosts own comet belt

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 11:33

Astronomers have discovered that the least massive star of the Fomalhaut system, Fomalhaut C, hosts its own comet belt.

Astronauts prepare for first spacewalk since helmet leak problem

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 09:48

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station prepared for an unexpected series of spacewalks by fabricating spacesuit snorkels they can use for breathing in case of another helmet water leak, NASA officials said on Wednesday.

Predicted unseen exoplanet found

Predicted unseen exoplanet found

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 12:48

Astronomers have now confirmed the presence of Kepler-88 c, an unseen planet that had been previously predicted thanks to the gravitational perturbation it caused on its transiting brother planet, Kepler-88 b.