space science
Tiny asteroid now Earth’s constant companion
The Earth gets a small companion. NASA scientists discover a small asteroid in an orbit around the Sun that keeps it as a constant companion of Earth and it will remain so for centuries to come.
Surprising amount of water ice found on Pluto’s surface
A new map of the dwarf planet revealed that water ice is surprisingly abundant on Pluto's surface.
Chinese rover discovers new type of Moon rock
Chinese lunar rover Yutu has discovered new volcanic rocks on Moon unlike those returned by Apollo and Luna missions, offering tantalising clues to the period of lunar volcanism.
Enceladus ocean 'must be global'
Scientists determines that the sub-surface body of water on the Saturnian moon Enceladus must be far more extensive than first thought.
Gigantic Ice Slab Found on Mars
A giant slab of ice as big as California and Texas combined lurks just beneath the surface of Mars between its equator and north pole, space.com reports.
Ice sheet bigger than Texas, California discovered on Mars
Researchers discover an ice sheet on Mars that looks bigger than Texas and California cities of US.
Ghostly particles from outer space detected in Antarctica
Buried deep in the Antarctic ice, an observatory has spotted ghostly, nearly massless particles coming from inside the galaxy and points beyond the Milky Way.
Survey puts figure on fading cosmos
A team of astronomers publishes a multi-coloured survey of five chunks of space - and offered the best estimate yet of how fast the Universe is fading.
Aurora found beyond our Solar System
An aurora has been spotted outside our Solar System for the first time, scientists report.
Bid to preserve Armstrong Moon suit
The US National Air and Space Museum turns to crowd funding to conserve the spacesuit Neil Armstrong wore on the Moon.
SpaceX rocket explodes after launch
A mission by an unmanned SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket ends in failure after it explodes after lift-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.