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 12:15:53
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 12:24:01
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 09:46:04
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 09:32:03
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 00:52:41
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 12:17:05
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 12:20:10
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 01:59:26
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 10:32:34
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 07:20:50
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 02:18:41
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 05:41:45
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 11:37:01
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 12:22:00
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 04:44:03
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 12:26:34
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 07:33:27
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 06:37:57
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 03:15:37
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 04:20:44
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 04:25:12
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 01:02:46
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...
Santa's sleigh docks at space station 2005-12-24 06:12:49
An unmanned Russian spaceship carrying food, water, fuel and Christmas goodies must have been a welcoming site for two orbiting astronauts based at the International Space Station.Full Story...
Primordial comet dust to drop on Earth 2005-12-22 01:32:06
A sample of comet dust, collected by a robotic space probe is scheduled to parachute down to Earth, Nasa scientists say.Full Story...
Astronauts get their Christmas presents 2005-12-22 01:49:00
A Russian supply vessel has left the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to deliver Christmas presents and supplies to the International Space Station.Full Story...
British Mars mission failures explained 2005-12-21 03:11:44
The British boffins behind the Beagle 2 mission to plant a robot laboratory on the surface of Mars have - after two years - devised how and why the device disappeared.Full Story...
Get ready for the longest day of the year 2005-12-20 08:00:56
Pagans mark December 21 as a magical time for celebration and rejuvenation, but to the rest in the southern hemisphere, it's just going to be the longest day of the year.Full Story...
Nasa may have images of Beagle on Mars 2005-12-20 04:07:07
The scientist behind Britain's failed Beagle 2 mission to Mars believes the missing space probe may have been found.Full Story...
Telescope could blast SA into world league 2005-12-19 07:26:29
South Africa could be at the forefront of unlocking the secrets of the universe and solving one of the greatest scientific conundrums if an attempt to host the world's largest radio telescope is successful.Full Story...
Launch of first Galileo satellite delayed 2005-12-19 01:24:52
The first test satellite for the European Space Agency's Galileo civil navigation system will launch two days later than scheduled, according to the Roskosmos Russian space agency.Full Story...
Sky's the limit for India 2005-12-17 06:39:46
India's cabinet has authorised seven satellite launch vehicles, the first of which will be ready to go in mid-2007.Full Story...
Indonesia, Russia mull satellite launch site 2005-12-15 09:44:19
Indonesia and Russia are considering using an island off Indonesia's Papua province as a launching base for a Russian communications satellite.Full Story...
Branson space base will cost $225m 2005-12-15 00:40:33
British entrepreneur Richard Branson will fork out $225-million for his spaceport in New Mexico, Governor Bill Richardson and the flamboyant billionaire have said.Full Story...
Deep-space object poses Solar System mystery 2005-12-14 07:05:04
Astronomers have found a small deep-space object, nicknamed Buffy, that challenges mainstream theories about the evolution of the Solar System.Full Story...
Asteroid probe's return delayed by 3 years 2005-12-14 01:16:57
Japan's space agency has decided to postpone the return of its troubled asteroid probe until June 2010, agency officials have revealed.Full Story...
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