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Today's SpaceInfo news headlines8 Feb 2010 Station to bring new era for scienceWith assembly nearing completion, the International Space Station is about to start working at its full capacity. Super-scope to study the SunThe largest and most capable solar telescope will be built in Hawaii. EARTH FROM SPACE: North Sentinel IslandHome to isolated tribes of hunter-gatherers, North Sentinel Island bears the scars of the 2004 tsunami.
Earlier storiesBlack hole sets new distance recordAstronomers have discovered a black hle in a spiral galaxy six million light-years from Earth. Bugs can beat the vacuum of spaceExperiments mounted on the outside of the Space station show that some kinds of life can exist in space. New idea on the origin of lifeThe "soup" concept of the origin of life is being challenged by new research that says ocean floor hydrothermal vents are where it all began. Hubble's snaps most-detailed images of PlutoNASA has released the most detailed and dramatic images ever taken of the distant dwarf planet Pluto. Pluto mission—four years and countingNASA's Pluto-bound space probe is almost halfway there. Protecting Earth from cosmic collisionsA new report lays out options to detect extra asteroids and comets that could pose a threat to Earth. > The Stars behind the Curtain> NASA's Moon vision is dead> Buzz Aldrin supports new space vision> Astronomers discover cool stars in nearby space> Jupiter's melted choc-chip ice-cream moon> GALLERY: The Cat's Paw Nebula> Huge gas tail in space has astronomers puzzled> Cyclone Magda's Australian landfall seen from orbit> Become a Mars photographer!> Antimatter caused titanic stellar explosion> Only 15 percent of planetary systems are like ours> Did an Earth-like planet start off like Saturn?> NASA considers three new planetary missions> Alien dust suggests planets in collision> Other recent headlines…Spaceinfo.com.au news stories are updated mid-evening the day prior to publication date. |
