Mercury crater named after John Lennon

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

The International Astronomical Union has approved a proposal from the

Crater linked to dinosaur extinction mapped

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 19:10

Scientists have for the first time created a detailed map of the underwater crater that possibly led to the extinction of dinosaurs about 65 million years ago.

Clay mineralogy reveals new clues about Mars’ past habitability

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 15:42

Researchers have said that the first detailed examination of clay mineralogy in its original setting on Mars is offering new insights on the planet`s past habitability.

Large impact crater could hold clues about Moon`s mantle

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 11:31

Researchers sifting through data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper that flew aboard India`s Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter found a diverse mineralogy in the subsurface of the giant South Pole Aitken basin.

NASA rover finds remnants of freshwater lake on Mars

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 09:22

A US space agency rover tooling around on the dry surface of Mars has for the first time uncovered direct evidence of what used to be a freshwater lake, scientists said Monday.

NASA probe to determine hazards of deep-space radiation

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 10:19

Scientists have published comprehensive findings on space-based radiation as measured by a University of New Hampshire led detector aboard NASA`s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).

Mars rover Opportunity begins mountain climbing

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 13:06

NASA`s mars rover Opportunity has begun scaling the tallest hill that it has yet encountered in its nearly 10 years of exploration.

Rover Curiosity finds `abundant` water in Martian soil

Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 10:00

The first scoop of soil analysed by the Curiosity rover reveals that fine materials on the Martian surface may contain "abundant" water, Xinhua reported Thursday citing US researchers.

Mars rover Curiosity makes `pit stop` to study rocks

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 11:47

After driving for two months, the Mars Rover, Curiosity, has finally parked itself to study rocks under its wheels.

Catastrophic melting and outflow of buried ice lake on Mars created Aram chaos

Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 15:03

A new study has claimed that Aram Chaos - the lumpy, bumpy floor of an ancient impact crater on Mars - formed because of catastrophic melting and outflow of a buried ice lake on Red Planet.

Meteor impact crater of biggest extinction ever found, claim researchers

Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2013, 19:39

Researchers claim to have discovered the elusive impact crater of the meteor that triggered the biggest extinction ever, around 252.3 million years ago.