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Large `hot` cocoon around small baby star discovered

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 10:41

Scientists using ALMA have discovered a very large hot molecular cloud around a very young star.

Patchy clouds on Jupiter-like planet discovered

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 11:06

Astronomers using data from NASA`s Kepler and Spitzer space telescopes were able to create the first cloud map of a planet that is beyond our solar system, a Jupiter-like world known as Kepler-7b.

Ancient Earth may have looked like Jupiter`s volcanic moon Io

Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2013, 12:00

Scientists suggest that Jupiter`s strange and hyper- volcanic moon Io is the best comparison to ancient Earth.

From Elvis to ET! The Voyagers` extraordinary tale

Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2013, 21:34

Voyager 1 has become the first spacecraft to leave our neighbourhood and venture into the loneliness of interstellar space, according to data published on Thursday.

Voyager 1 leaves solar system: NASA

Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2013, 16:14

US space agency NASA said Thursday that its Voyager 1 spacecraft has become the first man-made object to venture into interstellar space.

Voyager 1 leaves solar system: NASA

Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2013, 16:00

US space agency NASA said Thursday that its Voyager 1 spacecraft has become the first man-made object to venture into interstellar space.

Upgrading Mars rovers could aid discovery on more distant worlds

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 11:26

An upgrade to Mars Rovers could help make discoveries further out in the solar system, according to scientists.

Interstellar winds buffeting solar system changes direction after 40 years

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 14:54

NASA`s Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft`s data has revealed that neutral interstellar atoms are flowing into the solar system from a different direction than had previously been observed.

Huge underwater volcano on Earth rivals largest in solar system

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 11:23

A team of scientists have confirmed the existence of a volcano that covers an area approximately the size of British Isles.

Astronomers plan campaign to track ISON comet

Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2013, 23:34

Amateur astronomers and scientists plan to launch a nationwide campaign to track the comet ISON, which will appear in the inner solar system for over a month from Nov 28.

8 interesting facts about black holes

Last Updated: Friday, August 16, 2013, 00:04

We keep hearing about these strange and mysterious objects in space called black holes, but have you ever thought what they actually are? Do they exist in reality or are they just fiction?

Study of Solar system`s youth could aid search for new planets

Last Updated: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 11:02

Comets and meteorites contain clues to our solar system`s earliest days, even though some of the findings don`t fit well together.