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16-Sep-08

Nasa selects Mars climate mission

"The US space agency (Nasa) has approved its next orbiter mission to Mars."

Category: Space

11-Sep-08

Gravity-mapping satellite will help predict climate change

"Scientists are preparing to launch a new satellite to make more precise measurements of the Earth's gravitational field and so help improve predictions about global warming."

Category: Space, Climate Change

30-Aug-08

Cosmic crash unmasks dark matter

"Striking evidence has been found for the enigmatic "stuff" called dark matter which makes up 23% of the Universe, yet is invisible to our eyes."

Category: Space

20-Aug-08

Martian dust

The Phoenix lander has a scanner able to analyse tiny fragments of dust to see if they may be hazardous to any future astronauts visiting Mars.

Category: Space, Robotics

19-Aug-08

UK scientists unveil a Mars rover called Bradley

"The rover – the most sophisticated ever built – is due to explore Mars in 2015 as part of the European Space Agency's ExoMars mission, but there are fears funding cuts will kill off Britain's contribution"

Category: Space

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