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Hubble brings closer look at our amazing comet
The Hubble Space Telescope showed more details of Comet ISON as it flew toward the sun on its way to possibly give us an incredible show later this year.
10 geeky things to do in space
Ever wondered how to dissolve an antacid tablet in space? Have a look at these cool activities you could do in orbit.
NASA to bag asteroid; send astronauts to visit
NASA's next big project will be to send robots to tow a nearby asteroid where astronauts will study the space rock.
Australia launches first space policy
Australia now has its first ever space policy, but it's not necessarily about exploring other planets yet.
Wanted: Out-of-this-world apps for Europe's GPS rival
The European Satellite Navigation Competition is looking for ideas to help commercialise the Galileo satellite navigatoin system by creating new technologies based around satellite data.
Solar plane pioneer prepares for US takeoff
Solar airplane developer Solar Impulse has planned a flight from San Francisco to New York in another step in its quest to provide low-cost, eco-friendly air travel.
Bezos project finds space treasure at the bottom of the sea
Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos led an adventure to recover Saturn V engines, which may have propelled Apollo astronauts to the moon.
NASA fixes bug that put Curiosity Mars rover on standby
The Curiosity rover is getting back to business after NASA solved the bug that had hit its B-side computer.
Mars Curiosity recovering after computer glitch, says Nasa
The Mars Curiosity Rover is recovering from an onboard computer glitch but should be back to normal next week, according to Nasa.
Asteroid misses, meteor hits Earth. The sky is falling?
While a fifty-yard-wide asteroid was speeding toward Earth at 17,000 mph, a meteor crashed in Chebarkul, Russia injuring 1,200 people. And also here's what we are doing about killer asteroids.
Androids in space: Nexus One blasts into orbit this month
The project to send the first smartphone into space in order to see if it can carry out basic controls and data collection is set to blast off at the end of February after two years of planning.
Big-data software looks to boost energy efficiency with cash injection
The UK government has invested £30m into developing energy-efficient supercomputer software to meet big data challenges.
How the European Space Agency protects chips from cosmic radiation
The ESA has detailed how its engineers design a processor that can operate within the high radiation environment of space.
CryoSat mission can measure Earth's land and rivers as well as ice, ESA finds
A European mission to measure changing polar ice levels is more useful than scientists planned. The ESA has now started to use the CryoSat satellite's highly accurate altimeter to measure coastal sea levels, inland water bodies and even land surfaces.
NASA hacker Gary McKinnon will not face prosecution in the UK
The self-confessed hacker will not now face legal action in the UK following a decision by the Crown Prosecution Service, but the US extradition warrant remains open.