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6-Mar-09

Kepler spacecraft will hunt for planets that are just right for life

"Nasa mission due for liftoff tomorrow will identify extrasolar planets in the 'Goldilocks zone' around their star – not too hot and not too cold for liquid water"

Category: Space

5-Mar-09

Is there anybody out there?

"What is the chance that alien life exists? Nasa's latest mission - the Kepler Space Telescope due to launch on Friday night to survey the heavens for Earth-like planets - could take us a step closer to an answer. Kathryn...

Category: Space

3-Mar-09

Space rock makes close approach

"An asteroid which may be as big as a 10-storey building has passed close by the Earth, astronomers say."

Category: Space

3-Mar-09

How Esa keeps tabs on orbiting garbage

"After last month's collision between two satellites, the European Space Agency reveals the measures it is taking to track the swarm of disused spacecraft and debris in orbit and prevent future accidents"

Category: Space

3-Mar-09

Mars had 'recent' running water

"Mars appears to have had running water on its surface about one million years ago, according to new evidence."

Category: Space

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