Japan's Akari to shed light on the night sky 2006-02-23 11:32:32
for the next six months Japan's Akari satellite will orbit the Earth above the twilight zone, passing over the North and South Poles and surveying the entire night sky.Full Story...
Stars most likely to have ET life revealed 2006-02-22 17:51:58
There are five stars in the Milky Way galaxy that are most likely to support extraterrestrial life, astronomers have revealed.Full Story...
Scientists examine comet dust cocktail 2006-02-22 09:13:16
Scientists have begun slicing and dicing the first of hundreds of microscopic specks of comet dust, virtually unchanged since the birth of the solar system, that a Nasa spacecraft successfully returned to Earth in January.Full Story...
Astronomers get list of possible ET addresses 2006-02-20 13:17:03
American scientists have released a shortlist of places to point their telescopes in their search for extraterrestial life - but the general public may have to wait to find out if humans are not alone in the universe.Full Story...
US space station planned for UAE 2006-02-18 15:13:37
Space Adventures, the company that has sent three space tourists into orbit, is planning to build a R1,6-billion spaceport in the United Arab Emirates.Full Story...
Nasa chief warns of gap in spaceflight plan 2006-02-17 01:16:06
Nasa administrator Michael Griffin has warned a congressional committee of the fiscal challenges facing the American space agency, saying that the human spaceflight programme in particular is "strained to the limit".Full Story...
Singapore to be launch pad for space trips 2006-02-16 10:26:48
The American company that sent South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth into space wants to launch its own spaceships and has chosen Singapore as its launching pad, a newspaper report says.Full Story...
Titanic lightning storm occurs on Saturn 2006-02-15 08:46:24
Researchers are tracking a gigantic storm on Saturn that is unleashing lightning bolts more than one thousand times stronger than those found on Earth.Full Story...
Storm on Saturn has astronomers entranced 2006-02-15 03:03:44
American researchers are tracking a gigantic storm on Saturn that is unleashing lightning bolts more than 1 000 times stronger than those found on Earth.Full Story...
US company postpones launch of satellite 2006-02-10 12:55:46
SpaceX has decided to postpone by two to four weeks its first launch of a satellite into space - after all the systems have been thoroughly checked, according to reports.Full Story...
SpaceShipOne opens new space-tourism frontier 2006-02-10 11:12:49
SpaceShipOne, the world's first private rocket ship, has blasted into space for the second time in five days, snatching a R60-million prize and ushering in a new era of space tourism.Full Story...
Planet-forming dust seen around huge stars 2006-02-09 19:40:37
Rings of planet-forming dust have been discovered circling two "hypergiant" stars, indicating planet formation may be taking place in environments previously thought too hostile, according to new research.Full Story...
Nasa telescope zooms in on mega solar systems 2006-02-09 02:29:31
Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope has helped scientists to locate two mega solar systems - giant stars enveloped by what appear to be huge clouds of dust.Full Story...
Skywatchers spot a 'halo' around the sun 2006-02-08 11:22:54
The South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town has assured keen-eyed skywatchers that the ring spotted around the sun in Durban was a very normal phenomenon.Full Story...
New shuttle mission on the cards - Nasa 2006-02-08 02:32:14
Nasa officials have confirmed that the American space agency will launch a shuttle in May 2006 - only nine months after the trouble-plagued flight of the Discovery spacecraft.Full Story...
Space artist paints worlds no one has seen 2006-02-07 16:24:58
What if extraterrestrial life doesn't even touch the surface of a faraway planet, but instead floats above its hostile surface like a hot-air balloon? In order to make a theory like this come to life, astronomers are turning to Lynette Cook, space artist extraordinaire...Full Story...
Nasa chief hopes CEV will be ready by 2012 2006-02-07 02:18:32
Nasa administrator Michael Griffin has outlined the American space agency's plans for the Crew Exploration Vehicle which will succeed its space shuttles.Full Story...
Spacesuit satellite falls silent 2006-02-04 09:08:29
An innovative project to fly a make-shift radio satellite housed in an old Russian spacesuit has come to a premature end, completing just a couple of orbits.Full Story...
Worn-out space suit to be reincarnated 2006-02-02 20:15:53
The World can prepare for a new celestial body as the crew of the International Space Station gets ready to launch an old space suit into the Earth's orbit as a mini-satellite.Full Story...
Bad news for Pluto as tenth planet sized up 2006-02-01 20:24:01
Pluto was thought to be the outermost of the nine planets that orbit the Sun - but astronomers have determined that Pluto is much smaller than an enigmatic object, 2003 UB313, recently discovered and believed to be the Solar System's 10th planet.Full Story...
Star leopard awaiting sky launch 2006-01-29 17:46:04
Southern Africa Amateur Radio Satellite Association has chosen a leopard to embodied the spirit of SA for a special International Space Station broadcast project.Full Story...
New planet-probe method may find more Earths 2006-01-28 17:32:03
A new planet-hunting technique has detected the most Earth-like planet yet around a star other than our sun, raising hopes of finding a space rock that might support life, US astronomers said.Full Story...
Planet-hunting method may find more Earths 2006-01-26 08:52:41
A new planet-hunting technique has detected the most Earth-like planet yet around a star other than our sun, raising hopes of finding a space rock that might support life, astronomers say.Full Story...
Japanese satellite enters successful orbit 2006-01-24 20:17:05
The advanced land-observation satellite, launched into space by Japan, has properly entered its orbit, a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency spokesperson has confirmed.Full Story...
Northern Cape pegged for Nasa station 2006-01-24 20:20:10
The US space agency Nasa may choose the Northern Cape as a site for an array of telescopes and antennae that communicate with spacecraft.Full Story...
Rocket lift-off gives shaky programme a boost 2006-01-24 09:59:26
Japan have launched a rocket carrying an advanced land-observation satellite, designed to gather detailed topographical data, into space.Full Story...
Russia postpones space station mission 2006-01-23 18:32:34
Russia's space agency has postponed the launch of its manned mission to the international space station to March 30, a spokesperson said.Full Story...
Nasa set for 'archaeological dig' near Pluto 2006-01-18 15:20:50
It's the size of a grand piano, and it's sitting on a rocket at Cape Canaveral waiting to be sent on a decade-long mission to an icy, never-explored distant planet, which the space agency Nasa hopes will deliver new insights into our solar system. Meet the New Horizons probe.Full Story...
Probe returns to Earth with comet dust 2006-01-16 10:18:41
Nasa's Stardust spacecraft, carrying the first comet dust samples to Earth parachuted to a pre-dawn landing in the remote Utah desert, amid cheers from elated scientists.Full Story...
Comet dust capsule makes safe landing 2006-01-15 13:41:45
A space capsule ferrying the first comet dust samples to Earth has parachuted to a landing in the Utah desert, cheered on by elated scientists.Full Story...
Nasa's Hubble telescope does some star gazing 2006-01-12 19:37:01
Nasa's Hubble telescope has uncovered thousands of new stars in the Orion Nebula, the US space agency has said.Full Story...
Nasa looking for volunteers to study stardust 2006-01-11 20:22:00
Interested in spending 30 000 hours looking at minuscule particles on a microscope to identify traces of interstellar dust? If so, Nasa could have a job for you.Full Story...
Milky Way's warp caused by infusing galaxies 2006-01-10 12:44:03
The Milky Way is warped - like a bowl, a saddle or the brim of a fedora hat, depending on when you look - and a pair of interloping galaxies may be to blame, according to astronomers.Full Story...
Hubble spies North Star's little companion 2006-01-10 20:26:34
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the first image of a cosmic object that has been known but never before seen: a small, faint companion of the North Star.Full Story...
One-way trip into black hole takes eons 2006-01-10 15:33:27
The one-way journey from the heart of a galaxy into the oblivion of a black hole probably takes about 200 000 years, astronomers have calculated.Full Story...
Nasa to bring first comet samples to earth 2006-01-08 14:37:57
Comets have long lit up the sky and the imaginations of scientists. Now these icy bodies from the beginnings of the solar system are finally ready for their close-up.Full Story...
Mission to Pluto to seek solar system origin 2005-12-28 11:15:37
Humanity takes a bold step towards the final frontier of the solar system with the upcoming launch of the first mission to Pluto and beyond.Full Story...
Web billionaire to open space-ship complex 2005-12-26 12:20:44
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is planning to open a rocket-ship complex for his aerospace venture Blue Origin to early in 2006.Full Story...
Space flight marks year of achievement 2005-12-26 12:25:12
Space travel in 2005 was both an emotional roller coaster and a year of great achievement that will be hard to surpass. Hans Dahne reports...Full Story...
Give a gift that's out of this world... 2005-12-25 09:02:46
If you're stuck for novel or original gift ideas then the Space Services Inc in Houston is just what you've been looking for.Full Story...
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