Space

25.05.2012 19:46 14 comments 'A Dragon by the tail!' 1st private space capsule docks with ISS (VIDEO) Dragon, the first commercial unmanned space vessel has successfully docked with the International Space Station, loaded with half a ton of provisions. The historic operation puts Dragon owner SpaceX in line with world’s four mighty space agencies.		25.05.2012 19:06 3 comments ET spotting goggle-plex goes to Oz & S. Africa A battle for the world's largest radio telescope has ended in a draw, with both Australia and South Africa winning the right to host the unique project. When completed in 2024, it could allow scientists to detect signs of extraterrestrial life.
24.05.2012 22:07 Rare chance to witness Venus traverse solar disk Muscovites will soon get the chance to witness a rare celestial phenomenon.		21.05.2012 11:17 10 comments ‘Ring of fire’ eclipse awes people…and lemurs (PHOTOS, VIDEO) Skywatchers from Mount Fuji to the Grand Canyon enjoyed a treat: the moon nearly blotting out the sun to create a dramatic “ring of fire” over a narrow strip of eastern Asia and the western United States.
19.05.2012 14:55 9 comments SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last half-second Privately-owned Falcon 9 rocket set to blast to ISS could not take off and remained on the launch pad. This is the first attempt of a private company to deliver cargo to the ISS.		18.05.2012 15:31 3 comments Hyper-slow sea microbes give hope for life on Mars Eighty-six million years under impenetrable mud failed to wipe out colonies of bacteria in the Pacific Ocean. With no light and hardly any food and oxygen, they still lived. The example shows that relict microbes may still survive on other planets.
17.05.2012 20:37 6 comments Ring of fire: Rare eclipse sparks craze Witnessing a total solar eclipse is considered one of the planet’s most spectacular sights, but many who’ve seen both say that a ring-of-fire eclipse is just as dramatic. Hundreds of millions across the world will get a chance to see one on May 20.		17.05.2012 19:29 13 comments NASA report: 4,700 asteroids pose impact hazard to Earth About 4,700 asteroids of 100 meters diameter and larger represent significant threat to Earth in case of orbit intersection, a recent NASA report suggests. And only 30 per cent of them have been located so far, while the rest remain under the radar.
15.05.2012 08:03 8 comments Soyuz takes new crew to ISS (VIDEO) A Soyuz spacecraft has successfully launched from Baikonur Space Center, and is taking a Russian-American crew to the International Space Station.		11.05.2012 19:52 18 comments Planet Earth 3D: Magnificent image from new Russian satellite (VIDEO) A beautiful time elapse image of the Earth, taken in a single shot by Russia's latest weather satellite Electro-L, has enchanted Internet users around the world.
10.05.2012 17:14 8 comments ‘US outer space missile defense is mission impossible’ As US officials reopen the debate on placing elements of the country’s global missile defense system in space, one Russian analyst says it would always be possible to breach such out-of-this-world defenses. Missile defense shield		06.05.2012 15:46 6 comments One night of ‘Supermoonlight’: Best views (FANTASTIC PHOTOS) Saturday night on planet Earth was marked with spectacular phenomenon – an unusually large and bright moon crossing the skies. For those whose vision was not obscured with clouds it became a truly memorable event.
05.05.2012 14:16 4 comments ‘Supermoon’ to dominate night sky Stargazers will be treated to a rare glimpse of a “Supermoon” this weekend when our celestial neighbor strays closest to Earth. During the annual display, the moon appears to swell larger in size and wax in brightness.		28.04.2012 14:10 7 comments Progress space ship ‘buried’ in Pacific Spacecraft Cemetery The remains of a Russian Progress spaceship have splashed down in the Pacific’s Spacecraft Cemetery. Most of the vessel carrying over a ton of waste from the ISS burnt up in the atmosphere.
27.04.2012 22:02 3 comments Moon base, deep exploration among space agency’s 2030 goals Landing on the Moon and building a base there are among the goals set by the Russian space agency in their new 20-year outlook.		27.04.2012 12:10 5 comments Zero-gravity shenanigans: Astronauts return from ISS (PHOTOS, VIDEO) The astronauts of the Soyuz TMA-22 got up to some mad micro-gravity antics before their scheduled return to Earth after six months aboard the ISS. Before the ship’s undocking from the station, its crew found time to let their hair down…
26.04.2012 20:12 51 comments Green clouds over Moscow spark disaster fears (VIDEO, PHOTOS) Mysterious green clouds have been spotted over the Russian capital, sparking fears of a chemical disaster and even some doomsday theories.		25.04.2012 20:17 1 comment Bacteria-hit ISS to nail mutant germs with mega markers As the ISS station is being gobbled by potentially dangerous bacteria, Russian scientists have worked out a brand new extinguisher that will hopefully stop the voracious micro-organisms.
24.04.2012 14:14 22 comments Asteroid mining by 2020: Robo-ships to dig space rocks for gold & fuel Building a network of light telescopes and designing a cheap robotic probe are to be the first steps of Planetary Resources, a US-based company hoping to kick-start private development of asteroid mineral riches.		23.04.2012 20:08 20 comments Mutant space microbes attack ISS: 'Munch' metal, may crack glass Seventy-six types of unregulated micro-organisms have been detected on the International Space Station (ISS). Though many are harmless, some are already capable of causing severe damage. And no one knows how they will mutate in space.

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