Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble for astronautsThe first of a planned five space walks have been completed, in an attempt to fix the troubled Hubble Space Telescope.
Space science
NASA may not build a moon base
Boo! NASA are likely to abandon their plans to build an outpost on the moon. The GFC is shattering dreams. Space dreams.
Stars eat their young
New studies suggest that exoplanets that venture near their host stars are doomed to premature deaths — even before they get close enough to be ripped apart by the stars’ gravity.
Astronomers find distant space blob
Astronomers have found a blob-like object in space 12.9 billion light years away, one of the most distant objects ever seen.
Scientists shoot for the far-flung stars
A small group of scientists are attempting to use the sun’s light to power a spacecraft far enough to explore deep into outer space.
