Space

Earth has another moon -- study Fri, 12/23/2011 - 21:13 by Sam Ross Earth has always had two moons orbiting it at any one time, claims a new study. Comments Read more	UFO-shaped object spotted being towed down a Kansas street Thu, 12/22/2011 - 14:24 by Jaspreet Virk Did a UFO crash land in Kansas? At least that is what many residents of Cowley County, Kansas thought when they saw a flying saucer-shaped object being towed down the U.S. Highway 77 a few days ago. Comments Read more	Comet Lovejoy plunges into sun's corona, survives Sat, 12/17/2011 - 13:00 by Sam Ross A newly found comet named Lovejoy managed to survive its close encounter with the sun on Thursday. Comments Read more
NASA's 500 moon rocks go missing Mon, 12/12/2011 - 16:00 by Neka Sehgal Imagine going all the way to the moon for rocks and meteorites only to lose them! Comments Read more	Rare total lunar eclipse to occur Saturday Fri, 12/09/2011 - 21:01 by Neka Sehgal Sky gazers in North America will be treated to the rare sight of a full crimson moon in the wee hours of Saturday morning due to a total lunar eclipse. Comments Read more	NASA confirms the first Earth-like planet Tue, 12/06/2011 - 18:19 by Neka Sehgal Astronomers with NASA's Kepler mission have confirmed the existence of an Earth-like planet in a “habitable zone” outside our solar system. Comments Read more
Apollo 13 checklist sells for $380k Thu, 12/01/2011 - 16:03 by Neka Sehgal Commander James Lovell's famous checklist that helped steer the failed Apollo 13 mission home was snapped up for $388,375 at an auction in Texas. Comments Read more	Scientists rank most habitable alien planets Thu, 11/24/2011 - 14:41 by Yasser Ali An international team of astrobiologists have ranked the planets and moons that they feel can support alien life. Comments Read more	No proof aliens exist -- White House Wed, 11/09/2011 - 16:28 by Neka Sehgal Its official! Aliens, UFOs and flying saucers are found only in the movies. Comments Read more
Massive asteroid to skim past Earth Tuesday Mon, 11/07/2011 - 19:02 by Neka Sehgal A giant asteroid, about the size of an aircraft carrier is set to pass between the Moon and Earth on Tuesday night before flying farther into space. Comments Read more	NASA successfully launches Earth observing satellite Sun, 10/30/2011 - 16:59 by Neka Sehgal NASA successfully launched, in almost perfect weather conditions on Friday, an Earth-observing satellite aimed at improving weather forecasts and monitoring climate change. Comments Read more	Defunct German satellite to crash-land this weekend Sat, 10/22/2011 - 20:08 by Neka Sehgal A defunct German satellite racing towards the Earth is expected to crash into the planet’s surface this weekend, according to the latest update from the German Aerospace Center. Comments Read more