Space

Scientists rank most habitable alien planets Thu, 24/11/2011 - 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, 09/11/2011 - 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, 07/11/2011 - 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, 30/10/2011 - 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, 22/10/2011 - 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	Branson dedicates world's first spaceport Tue, 18/10/2011 - 17:05 by amiteshwar The world got its first commercial spaceport on Monday as Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic dedicated its new home, Spaceport America, in southern New Mexico. Comments Read more
'Doomsday Comet' Elenin to fly past Earth Sunday Sun, 16/10/2011 - 15:56 by Jaspreet Virk Comet Elenin, which was once seen as a major threat to our planet, will make its closest approach to Earth Sunday. Comments Read more	Iran fails to send monkey into space Thu, 13/10/2011 - 19:24 by Neka Sehgal In what could be termed as a massive blow to Iran’s advance space program, the country’s attempt to send a monkey into outer space last month ended in failure. Comments Read more	Now, German satellite hurtling towards Earth! Wed, 28/09/2011 - 14:33 by Neka Sehgal Barely weeks after the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite's (UARS) plunged into the Pacific Ocean, a second piece of space debris is racing towards the Earth and could hit the planet’s surface early next month. Comments Read more
Satellite debris crash-lands -- NASA Sat, 24/09/2011 - 14:42 by Jaspreet Virk The five-ton defunct satellite has crashed-landed on Earth, NASA confirmed early Saturday. Comments Read more	Falling satellite may crash-land Friday afternoon; US spared hit Thu, 22/09/2011 - 16:37 by Jaspreet Virk NASA's defunct five-ton satellite is about to hit Earth! The 20-year-old Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), is likely to crash-land sometime during the afternoon of Sept. 23, Eastern Daylight Time, according to latest estimate from the U.S. space agency. Comments Read more	Prolonged space travel may damage astronauts' vision Wed, 21/09/2011 - 16:09 by Neka Sehgal NASA researchers are investigating a new eye condition that has the potential to permanently impair vision of astronauts who spend prolonged time in space explorations. Comments Read more