Pluto offers clues to alien worlds
Model system Scientists wanting to learn more about how to find families of planets are getting some lessons from Pluto and its partner moon Charon.
Chinese crew prepare for space docking
One small step The crew of the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft are completing their final preparations ahead of this afternoon's docking with the Tiangong-1 sp
Secret to loony lunar soils revealed
Lunar secrets Glass bubbles in lunar soil are the source of nanoparticles that explain the alien behaviour of the Moon's topsoil, say researchers.
Mars rover zeroes in on August landing
On target The Mars rover, nicknamed Curiosity, is zeroing in on its August landing on the Red Planet and aims to touch down closer than expected to i
Jupiter's family of moons grows by two
Tiny dancers The largest planet in our solar system is home to two of the smallest moons, Canadian astronomers have discovered.
The discovery
More education needed on asteroid threats
A report being presented this week to the United Nations suggests politicians, emergency services and the public need to be better educated about the threats posed to Earth by...
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