NASA plans to harpoon comet
The US space agency is developing a high-tech harpoon that could grab samples from a comet for scientists on Earth to study for hints about how the universe formed.
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Life possible on 'large parts' of Mars
Wet world Australian scientists who modelled conditions on Mars to examine how much of the red planet was habitable believe 'large regions' could sus
Rain may spoil blood red eclipse
Lunar eclipse Stay up late on Saturday night and you could be treated to a blood red Moon, that's if cloudy weather doesn't spoil your view.
Red giants harbour fast spinning core
In a spin They may appear big and slow on the outside, but that's just a cover for what is happening on the inside, according to a new study into red
Sprites may play role in Earth's climate
Elusive lightning For the longest time, scientists didn't even know that extremely bright, split-second bursts of lightning called sprites were happe
Earth-like planet orbiting Sun-like star
Another home? The most Earth-like planet ever discovered is circling a star 600 light years away, a key finding in an ongoing quest to learn if life
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