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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.