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Scientists carry out first rock dating experiment on Mars

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 16:27

Scientists have, for the first time, successfully determined the age of a Martian rock through experiments being carried out on the Red Planet.

Space station cooling breakdown may delay Orbital launch

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 13:24

NASA rushed today to fix a breakdown in the cooling system at the International Space Station that may delay the launch next week of Orbital Sciences` first cargo mission.

NASA`s probe reveals clues about Saturn moon`s hydrocarbon lakes and seas

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 11:34

NASA`s Cassini spacecraft is providing researchers with key clues about Saturn`s moon Titan, and in particular, its hydrocarbon lakes and seas.

Fast radio bursts` may be coming from nearby stars

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 11:30

Researchers have claimed that "fast radio bursts", lasting for only a thousandth of a second, may be coming from within our own galaxy, and not from galaxies billions of light-years away as previously believed.

Water vapour found venting from Jupiter`s moon Europa

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 11:24

The Hubble Space Telescope has detected the first strong evidence of water plumes erupting from the icy surface of one of Jupiter`s moons Europa.

End of universe `closer than previously thought`

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 10:36

Physicists have long predicted that the universe may one day collapse, and that everything in it will be compressed to a small hard ball, but now researchers have confirmed these predictions, claiming that the risk of a collapse is even greater than previously thought.

Clay-like minerals found on Jupiter`s icy moon Europa

Clay-like minerals found on Jupiter`s icy moon Europa

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 17:36

Researchers studying the data received from NASA’s Galileo mission found clay-type minerals on the surface of Europa, Jupiter`s icy moon.

Physicists find evidence that universe could be one big hologram

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 15:57

A team of physicists have claimed to have found some of the clearest evidence yet that our Universe could be a hologram.

How to save astronauts` eyes during space travel

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 15:49

More than 30 percent of astronauts returning from two-week space shuttle missions and 60 percent who spent six months aboard the International Space Station were found to be suffering from eye problems.

Rare magnetar found near supernova remnant

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 15:44

Astronomers have discovered a new transient magnetar near supernova remnant SNR Kesteven 79.