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 Space & Cosmology 'Cool Jupiter' widens search for exoplanetsThursday, 18 March 2010
Astronomers have found a temperate planet the size of Jupiter that whips around its star at close proximity.  Solar storms create 'killer electrons'Thursday, 18 March 2010
'Killer electrons' - electrons circling Earth that wreck satellites and can cause cancer in astronauts - are created when Solar storms create shockwaves in the Earth's protective magnetic bubble, scientists said.  Early Earth embroiled in constant solar stormFriday, 5 March 2010
A weak magnetic field and powerful solar wind stripped water from the early Earth's atmosphere 3.5 billions years ago and created stunning auroras, scientists said.  Ice discovered on Moon's north poleTuesday, 2 March 2010
A radar aboard an Indian spacecraft has detected craters filled with ice on the Moon's north pole, NASA scientists said.  To Mars in 39 daysTuesday, 2 March 2010
A journey from Earth to Mars could eventually take just 39 days - cutting current travel time nearly six times - according to a rocket scientist who has the ear of U.S. space agency NASA.  Milky Way brimming with alien starsMonday, 1 March 2010
At least a quarter of the star clusters in the Milky Way were born elsewhere and have migrated into our galaxy, researchers say.  Meteorite contains complex organic moleculesTuesday, 16 February 2010
Previously unknown organic molecules have been discovered in a 40-year-old meteorite, suggesting the early Solar System contained a soup of highly complex organic chemistry long before life appeared.  U.S. physics prize won by COSMOS writerFriday, 12 February 2010
Dan Falk, a Canadian science writer, has won the American Institute of Physics' prestigious Science Writing Award for a cover story in Cosmos.  Hints of dark matter detected on EarthFriday, 12 February 2010
There is a 75% chance that scientists have detected dark matter, in the form of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), at an experiment deep underground in Minnesota, USA.  Older galaxies more peculiar, census showsMonday, 8 February 2010
The most common type of galaxy changed from a "peculiar" shape six billion years ago to a typical spiral shape today, and may indicate galaxies have a more violent past than previously believed.  Solar flares back, but oddly smallFriday, 5 February 2010
After a long silence, the Sun erupted in an unusual pattern of small solar flares, said an Australian astrophysicist, which may provide a unique opportunity to predict when bigger solar flares will erupt.  Tiny 'Firefly' satellite to study terrestrial gamma-ray flashesMonday, 1 February 2010
Gamma-ray flashes that occur in the Earth's atmosphere have been a mystery for over 15 years. But now NASA scientists will launch the first dedicated survey.  Obama abandons plan to return to the MoonFriday, 29 January 2010
President Barack Obama's 2011 budget, to be submitted to U.S. Congress Monday, will propose abandoning a program to return NASA astronauts to the Moon, two Florida newspapers reported.  Mysterious band of particles holds clues to Solar System's futureMonday, 25 January 2010
A ribbon of particles at the Solar System's edge "shocked" NASA researchers. Now they say it's a reflection off a strong galactic magnetic field, and holds the clues to the future of the Solar System.  Galaxies shaped by dark pastFriday, 22 January 2010
Using a cosmological model that includes dark energy and dark matter, two American astrophysicists correctly predicted the shapes and proportions of the types of galaxies in the universe. 
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